Two dead as good Samaritan taxi driver stops to help old man change his tire

[webfact]

Two dead as good Samaritan taxi driver stops to help old man change his tire

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Two people were killed after a car plowed into two men changing a tire on Rathanathibet Road in Nonthaburi heading into Bangkok ahead of yesterday morning's rush hour. 

 

It was 5.28 am when kindly taxi driver Noppaporn stopped to help a 74 year old man who was trying to change his tire on a ramp leading to a bridge over the Bang Phlu intersection.

 

He parked his pink taxi ahead of the Peugeot car and went to assist the old man. 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

While they were doing this a dark blue Vios smashed into them propelling the taxi driver down the road and wedging the old man under the vehicle. 

 

Both were dead before emergency services arrived. 

 

The Vios driver told Pol Lt (female) Naphaporn of the Bang Bua Thong constabulary that they did not see them.

 

The incident blocked one of Bangkok's main arteries into the city causing huge tailbacks reported Sanook. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[Yinn]

Very sad. 

 

RIP

[Mackstask]

He didn't see them! ceases to amaze me what Thai drivers do see when they are driving.

[PremiumLane]

While they were doing this a dark blue Vios driven too fast by an incompetent idiot who was probably on his phone smashed into them.

 

There fixed it for you 

[colinneil]

How tragic, stopping to help someone and killed , who was probably busy looking in the  rather than watching the road.

Edited January 29, 2020 by colinneil

[cornishcarlos]

I think the Vios driver is telling the truth...

 

Look at how dark his windscreen is tinted, probably lucky to have got as far as he did !!

 

 

[NE1]

5 minutes ago, colinneil said:

How tragic, stopping to help someone and killed by a female plod, who was probably busy looking in the mirror to fix her make up, rather than watching the road.

She wasn't driving , she was taking the report from the driver.............

 

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Vios driver told Pol Lt (female) Naphaporn of the Bang Bua Thong constabulary that they did not see them.

 

[colinneil]

5 minutes ago, NE1 said:

She wasn't driving , she was taking the report from the driver.............

 

 

Oops my mistake

 

[steven100]

very sad and tragic indeed,  the taxi driver should have parked 50m behind them with his flashes/hazard lights on ....  and if and orange hats available, place them out and around the car being repaired.

As for the driver of the vios, just take a look at the car, mag wheels, reverse bonnet airscoops, my guess is speeding and not watching in front.

[spiekerjozef]

59 minutes ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them! ceases to amaze me what Thai drivers do see when they are driving.

The same as the rest of the world.....that bloody smartphone.

Why do car manufacturers not built signal jammers in their cars? No signal/internet so you can't use your phone inside a car. Saves thousands of lives !

 

R.I.P

Edited January 29, 2020 by spiekerjozef

[riclag]

Its highly likely that the safety features of  Thailand's motorways  together with precautions and common sense are  either extremely poor or non existent  ! Where the hell is the emergency lane  or do they consider that bike lane sufficient! 

[RotBenz8888]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Vios driver told Pol Lt (female) Naphaporn of the Bang Bua Thong constabulary that they did not see them.

The blind beggar got his Fortuner confiscated so.....

[Yinn]

58 minutes ago, colinneil said:

How tragic, stopping to help someone and killed , who was probably busy looking in the  rather than watching the road.

Change the story?

blame the police?

Edited January 29, 2020 by Yinn

[gk10002000]

57 minutes ago, colinneil said:

How tragic, stopping to help someone and killed , who was probably busy looking in the  rather than watching the road.

and or making a last minute lane change without looking to see that the way was clear.  And of course not even thinking of slowing down

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them! ceases to amaze me what Thai drivers do see when they are driving.

Easy answer, watching / using smartphone.

[Cricky]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

did not see them.

 

Blind drunk

or

On the phone 

[Assurancetourix]

1 hour ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them

She ; she is a woman ..

 

most certainly texting or chatting on their smartphone;
and even if that were not the case, many windshields in Thailand are tinted whereas it is prohibited in all civilized countries
(which tends to prove that Thailand is not one of them).

With that, the medical examination to pass the driving license is a sweet laugh;

how many Thai people should wear corrective lenses to drive and even live normally?

 

I forgot about alcohol or drugs or both. As VYCM points out.

 

And then on this type of road where there is no escape if you have a mechanical problem; we must get out of the vehicle and get imperatively and as quickly as possible behind the safety barrier;
we will not forget to put a safety triangle at least 30 meters behind his broken down vehicle; but that nobody explains it to those who come to pass their driving license.
By cons look at road accidents happening in China, and hear the reflections of the candidates: this does not concern us, it does not happen in Thailand ....

 

Then we take his phone and we call the rescue, garage or ambulance as appropriate.

Edited January 29, 2020 by Assurancetourix

[ChouDoufu]

1 hour ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them! ceases to amaze me what Thai drivers do see when they are driving.

what did they see?

 

most likely something like this, while using the emergency breakdown lane to pass someone driving 'only' 30 km/h over the speed limit.

[metisdead]

A pedantic troll post and a reply has been removed. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Vios driver told Pol Lt (female) Naphaporn of the Bang Bua Thong constabulary that they did not see them.

Blind as the proverbial bat !

[RichardColeman]

If you do not see them as you blinked you really must be travelling !

[DrTuner]

8 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Look at how dark his windscreen is tinted, probably lucky to have got as far as he did !!

The usual boy racer 99.9999% sunblock, including visible light. A must-have among the braindead.

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

I think the Vios driver is telling the truth...

 

Look at how dark his windscreen is tinted, probably lucky to have got as far as he did !!

 

 

 

Those dark windows are illegal but, as we all know, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand.

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

9 hours ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them

She ; she is a woman ..

Read again. We are told, for no reason at all, that the police officer was a woman. Not the driver.

 

7 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

many windshields in Thailand are tinted whereas it is prohibited in all civilized countries
(which tends to prove that Thailand is not one of them).

 

See my post #23 above.

[Assurancetourix]

20 hours ago, Yinn said:

Very sad. 

 

RIP

 

Unfortunately very usual in Thailand

[steve187]

lots of remarks about the surviving drivers speed, talking on phone, speeding, doing make up etc. etc.

but look at the facts( yes not a strong point of TV posters) flat tyre at 5.30am so dark, taxi driver parks in front of broken down vehicle, maybe he had driven past before he decided to help,( a thoughtful man, but he died RIP) a lack of emergency lane, dark windows in the toyota, a lack of respect for the approaching cars, which tyre was flat, all this led to the collision, not all countries carry breakdown triangle post 17, Thailand being one of them.

so yes the toyota maybe could have avoided the broken down car,

if he was going slower, ( not that much damage to indicate speed),

maybe he wasn't paying full attention( we all do that at some time)

yes the window may be too dark ( lots of cars on the road like that)

 

so before we hang the driver from the nearest tree, lets get all the facts first

I have dealt with lots of broken down cars on a motorway in the UK, also attended lots of collisions, its scary to be standing on a fast road dealing with a broken down vehicle, and the first thoughts should be safety, safety safety, protecting the scene and keeping a look out,

RIP to both who died

sorry about the length of the post

[Youlike]

21 hours ago, Mackstask said:

He didn't see them! ceases to amaze me what Thai drivers do see when they are driving.

Many Thai have no idea why their car has hazard lights or even indicators...So it's sure possible.

 

Why not drive the car with the flat tyre to a more safe place? Oh wait, i forget i'm in Thailand....

Edited January 30, 2020 by Youlike

[KenKadz]

Manslaughter or Joss (Fate)?

[Just Weird]

19 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Those dark windows are illegal but, as we all know, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand.

They are not illegal in Thailand, there was going to be legislation prohibiting very dark tints a few years ago but it did not go into effect. 

[Bangkok Barry]

58 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

20 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Those dark windows are illegal but, as we all know, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand.

They are not illegal in Thailand, there was going to be legislation prohibiting very dark tints a few years ago but it did not go into effect. 

 

I'll take your word for it. Sounds right, to let people drive with blacked out windows even though it might - is - unsafe. Especially at night in poorly lit areas, which covers about 99.9 percent of the roads in Thailand.