Video: Van cuts across ambulance with its siren blaring and lights flashing

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Video: Van cuts across ambulance with its siren blaring and lights flashing

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media reported that while other motorists saw and heard an ambulance coming one minivan driver at a U-turn apparently did not. 

 

Or he was too selfish to wait, notes Thaivisa.

 

A video showed the driver pulling out into the path of the Ruam Katanyu foundation ambulance that was on its way from Bang Na to an area near the Suvarnabhumi airport to pick up a sick person. 

 

The driver of the ambulance was able to take evasive action but ended up on the sidewalk after sideswiping a pick-up and flattening a sapling. 

 

The minivan was not one on a scheduled route. The driver just drove off after the incident near the end of King Kaew Soi 37/5 in Bang Plee.

 

77kaoded reported that a member of the public gave chase and brought the minivan back. 

 

There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter. 

 

The media asked the public to get out of the way of ambulances.

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

 

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[colinneil]

Unreal absolutely unreal, the mini van driver was just being a <deleted>, no way on this earth did he not see that ambulance.

Some poor sod could have been killed due to his actions.

I hope that someone got his number, and he is found, not the usual 500 baht, fined 10000 baht and banned from driving.

[CharlieH]

Absolutely NO concept of speed of oncoming traffic ! The Ambulance driver did well to get in to that narrow gap and go along that fence and not straight through it. Damn lucky there were no pedestrians at the time.

 

This is the part that beggers belief...

"There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter"   ................unbelievable !!

 

 

[CLW]

Other countries have a working and functioning police force.

Here, the public must take actions to catch the suspect.

Absolutely pathetic...

[RJRS1301]

I hope some one has the registration number of the van so the driver can be traced and then banned from ever being charge of a motor vehicle ever again.

[CharlieH]

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

I hope some one has the registration number of the van so the driver can be traced and then banned from ever being charge of a motor vehicle ever again.

 

The article states

"77kaoded reported that a member of the public gave chase and brought the minivan back. "

BUT............"There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter" 

 

Disgusting !!

 

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[NE1]

Police will not take action ( work for their money ) unless they really have to.

Pathetic Police force here in Thailand.

[spiekerjozef]

I'm glad they still have the death penalty here, that is what this moron deserves !

 

BTW excellent skills from the ambulance driver

Edited February 3, 2020 by spiekerjozef

[toofarnorth]

I guess since the coronavirus outbreak the minibus drivers have taken stock to get into the headlines again .

[sammieuk1]

Never thought of driving an ambulance as a particular risky job anywhere else lucky no pedestrians on the pavement ???? 

[Matzzon]

30 minutes ago, CLW said:

Other countries have a working and functioning police force.

Here, the public must take actions to catch the suspect.

Absolutely pathetic...

And with that you are saying that other countries have police officers placed 100-300 meter away from every accident on every road?

[taotoo]

I think the ambulance might start in the middle lane, and due to poor eyesight + general lack of awareness the minibus doesn't see it. So I'd guess 50% selfishness and 50% just not capable of doing it right.

[spiekerjozef]

8 minutes ago, taotoo said:

I think the ambulance might start in the middle lane, and due to poor eyesight + general lack of awareness the minibus doesn't see it. So I'd guess 50% selfishness and 50% just not capable of doing it right.

more like Stevie Wonder was driving

[holy cow cm]

So the van driver gets 5 points taken away. This really is amazing Thailand the land of ignorant selfish drivers. 

[stevenl]

50 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

 

The article states

"77kaoded reported that a member of the public gave chase and brought the minivan back. "

BUT............"There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter" 

 

Disgusting !!

 

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No report of police action doesn't mean no police action.

[mercman24]

why dont people READ the article before posting, Duh !!

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

Other countries have a working and functioning police force.

Here, the public must take actions to catch the suspect.

Absolutely pathetic...

Other countries have laws stating that you must pull over to allow emergency vehicles to pass.

I believe that Thailand does not have such a law.

' The media asked the public to get out of the way of ambulances. '

Having read the article, nowhere does it say that the police were even contacted about this case.

[Farangwithaplan]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

I hope that someone got his number, and he is found,

Well considering the video above clearly shows the van parked and its license plate I can only assume you didn't watch the video before typing your outrage.

[evadgib]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

Never thought of driving an ambulance as a particular risky job anywhere else lucky no pedestrians on the pavement ???? 

They (Amb drivers) could do with a little more training though; particularly when driving at break-neck speed into oncoming traffic expecting them to get out of the way with no thought whatsoever to the oncoming driver's reaction time...

 

(Happens several times per week during the school run & quite often on blind bends etc when least expected ???? )

 

Back to the clip; Those U turns are absolutely deadly and should be replaced (& yes, that driver's an idiot!)

Edited February 3, 2020 by evadgib

[Cricky]

Nice parking.

 

 

On a serious note, these mini van drivers have always driven with this selfish attitude and they will continue to do so......... why? Because they can.

The police here need to be more reactive, we see too many passive police, overlooking law breakers.

 

Back home if the police had this attitude it would be the same mess. 

[legend49]

77kaoded reported that a member of the public gave chase and brought the minivan back.

 

Typical selfish and gutless Thai driver its in their DNA to run away than take responsibility.

[chrisinth]

Just saying that it was fortunate that the ambulance was going to pickup a patient and not carrying one when this happened. Bouncing the curb and mounting the pavement like that wouldn't be too good for someone already suffering.

[30la]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The media asked the public to get out of the way of ambulances.

At crucial points like this, even ambulance drivers should go with more precaution, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THAILAND  !!!

[newcomer71]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter. 

Well, of course...

[lensta]

4 hours ago, Matzzon said:

And with that you are saying that other countries have police officers placed 100-300 meter away from every accident on every road?

And with that you are saying that Thailand has a working functioning police force???

[ChipButty]

We have a couple of them U-turns near me they have only been there about 4 years it's becoming a real black spot

[tifino]

44 minutes ago, chrisinth said:

Just saying that it was fortunate that the ambulance was going to pickup a patient and not carrying one when this happened. Bouncing the curb and mounting the pavement like that wouldn't be too good for someone already suffering.

be more better if karma had decided for the perp to whack a tree further down the road; so that he then needed ambulance quickly!!

[Matzzon]

13 minutes ago, lensta said:

And with that you are saying that Thailand has a working functioning police force???

No, but that is not the point. Not when there is no police force in the world that have people on the streets so they can catch all.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

77kaoded reported that a member of the public gave chase and brought the minivan back.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

There were no injuries and no report of police action in the matter.

After watching the video I certainly hope the police take action after the driver left the scene of the accident only to be brought back by a citizen.

He should be hammered hard for this debacle!

[tomazbodner]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

Unreal absolutely unreal, the mini van driver was just being a <deleted>, no way on this earth did he not see that ambulance.

Some poor sod could have been killed due to his actions.

I hope that someone got his number, and he is found, not the usual 500 baht, fined 10000 baht and banned from driving.

The linked post has a very clear shot of the back of that van, with registration plate and phone numbers and all...

 

 

Now so does this one...