Driver safe after fully loaded water truck crashes on Karon Hill

[snoop1130]

Driver safe after fully loaded water truck crashes on Karon Hill

By The Phuket News

 

The water truck n a ditch on Karon Hill earlier today (Dec 4). Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET:--- A 60-year-old water truck driver escaped serious injury when his 12-wheeled lorry came to a crashing halt in a ditch while on Karon Hill this morning (Dec 4).
 

The truck skidded out of control and slammed into the ditch near the top of the hill, on the road between Chalong Circle and Karon, at about 7am, explained Capt Channarong Prakongkue of the Karon Police.

 

No other vehicles were involve in the accident and the driver escaped with only minor injuries, he said.

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/driver-safe-after-fully-loaded-water-truck-crashes-on-karon-hill-73876.php#bj7dtW1LVkXkB7fJ.97

 

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[worgeordie]

10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The truck skidded out of control

Do they have black ice down there in Phuket, ????

regards worgeordie

[Thian]

A full truck like that is very heavy, how could ik skid?

[Old Croc]

Strange place to lose control, on top of the hill with just a gentle slope. The steep descent warning  sign is a bit further on. Most vehicles that come to grief on the hill do so further down.

The skid marks started in the center lane and headed left to the ditch.

 

Edited December 4, 2019 by Old Croc

[stevenl]

4 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Strange place to lose control, on top of the hill with just a gentle slope. The steep descent warning  sign is a bit further on. Most vehicles that come to grief on the hill do so further down.

The skid marks started in the center lane and headed left to the ditch.

 

There is a sharp bend coming up there, with many people needing both lanes.

Sounds like he was just driving too fast and realised he was going to hit someone, so tried to rescue.

[Deli]

Clearly another case of brain failure

[30la]

Maybe too fast ...
Maybe the brakes didn't work ...
Perhaps the driver slept ...
Perhaps due to a sudden stop due to another car ...
Maybe...
Maybe...
Maybe...

[Prairieboy]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

driver escaped serious injury when his 12-wheeled lorry came to a crashing halt in a ditch while on Karon Hill

On many of our mountain roads in Canada truckers are required to stop at the top, check there brakes, use a low gear, and maintain a very low speed limit while proceeding down the mountain. 

[thurien]

47 minutes ago, 30la said:

Maybe too fast ...
Maybe the brakes didn't work ...
Perhaps the driver slept ...
Perhaps due to a sudden stop due to another car ...
Maybe...
Maybe...
Maybe...

I think he was just "not familiar with the road..."

[Old Croc]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

There is a sharp bend coming up there, with many people needing both lanes.

Sounds like he was just driving too fast and realised he was going to hit someone, so tried to rescue.

Hix brakes were locked up all the way to the ditch. No ABS working there. He wasn't in control at that stage.

Speed, faulty brakes, and maybe oncoming or stationary traffic, were probable factors.

 

[Foghorn]

The problem is it should of read “water truck driver arrested for dangerous driving and undue care and attention” , but it was the trucks fault .

[madmitch]

Electricity was cut in the area and still wasn't back at 9:30 last night. I stayed elsewhere. Hopefully it's back now; I haven't checked.

Edited December 5, 2019 by madmitch

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, Thian said:

A full truck like that is very heavy, how could ik skid?

With determination!

[Old Croc]

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

15 hours ago, Thian said:

A full truck like that is very heavy, how could ik skid?

With determination!

Locked brakes, weight and momentum would create a skid.

The water in a 12,000 litre tanker truck would weigh 12 metric tons.

[Shot]

It's all water under the bridge now.

[Darkside Gray]

16 hours ago, Thian said:

A full truck like that is very heavy, how could ik skid?

Weight against stopping power of the brakes.

[Thian]

8 minutes ago, Darkside Gray said:

Weight against stopping power of the brakes.

Then he drove too fast.

[richard_smith237]

That was surely brake failure !!! - the skid marks were made by a someone else ! 

 

 

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

Electricity was cut in the area and still wasn't back at 9:30 last night. I stayed elsewhere. Hopefully it's back now; I haven't checked.

 

 We live downhill from the accident. No loss electric. But cable TV off until about 21.30.

[LivinginKata]

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Hix brakes were locked up all the way to the ditch. No ABS working there. He wasn't in control at that stage.

Speed, faulty brakes, and maybe oncoming or stationary traffic, were probable factors.

 

 

Only the inside tyres locked. He must have been in the outside land. Braked and (I assume) inside brakes locked. Possible brakes faulty. 

[madmitch]

3 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

 We live downhill from the accident. No loss electric. But cable TV off until about 21.30.

It seemed to be a fairly small area that was blacked out. Just happened to include my street!

[KhunBENQ]

4 hours ago, 30la said:

Perhaps the driver slept ...

Skid marks tell me a story.

Too fast and sleepy or distracted.

Breaking hard when waking up.

Edited December 5, 2019 by KhunBENQ