Chiang Mai: Couple in miracle escape as roadside tree falls on their car

 

Picture: Sanook

 

An elderly man and his wife had a close brush with death after a large roadside tree fell on their Toyota in downtown Chiang Mai last night during a storm.

 

Suchart, 67, said he was on his way home with his wife sitting next to him as they went along Charoen Muang road. 

 

He accepted that had he been going just a fraction faster they would have both been killed. 

 

He escaped any injury but his wife had chest pains after colliding with the console in the abrupt stop. They had to be cut out of their vehicle.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A chain saw was utilized to chop up the tree and the road was reopened after an hour following the incident around 8pm. 

 

The Mae Ping police told Sanook that motorists should look out for falling trees and branches. 

 

The licence plate of the car was 5783, for lottery purposes. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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19 minutes ago, webfact said:

The licence plate of the car was 5783, for lottery purposes. 

555 was there an amulet as well

usually they say wrong time at the wrong place but in this case was right time and the right place... glad they are safe

If he had been driving 2kph faster for 1 minute the tree would have fallen behind them .  Or if he went slower for 1 minute they would have had time to stop. His wife collided with the console , wonder if she was wearing a seat belt.

Oh and Mae Ping bib said look out for falling trees and branches .  No , look at the road ahead not at trees.

Yes, motorists should look for falling trees while driving...

 

Defund the police!

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The Mae Ping police told Sanook that motorists should look out for falling trees and branches. 

No, please watch where you are driving!

Anyone get their license plate number?  Lucky, lucky Lotto!

This has happened a few times while in CM. The trees are so big on many roads, when we get strong winds they are dangerous to go near.

I think somebody must have chopped the tree half-way to come back later. 

 

I don't think big trees will just fall like that by itself.

 

 

2 hours ago, connda said:

Anyone get their license plate number?  Lucky, lucky Lotto!

Reading is not your strong point then?

Clunk clip every trip.

23 hours ago, connda said:

Anyone get their license plate number?  Lucky, lucky Lotto!

"The licence plate of the car was 5783..." - from the OP.

23 hours ago, lee b said:

This has happened a few times while in CM. The trees are so big on many roads, when we get strong winds they are dangerous to go near.

The ones that don't fall down, i.e. the huge majority, aren't dangerous.

23 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

I don't think big trees will just fall like that by itself.

Yes, they do, sometimes.