webfact Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Merc driver escapes death after fast and furious tussle with truck By THE NATION A driver narrowly escaped a fiery death this morning when his Mercedes-Benz collided with a six-wheel truck on a road in Bangkok. Bang Khen police got the call at 6am that flames were blazing from a luxury car after an accident on Prasert Manukit Road in Chatuchak district. The Mercedes-Benz was flipped over by the force of the impact and then engulfed in fire by a spark from from its engine. Police and fire-fighters closed the section of road to clear the wreckage, causing a long traffic jam this morning. Fire-fighters took around 10 minutes to extinguish the fire. The Mercedes’ drive, aged 35 to 40, was found nearby having somehow escaped the wreck with only slight injuries. He was sent to a nearby hospital. Truck driver Pitak On-nown, 31, told police he was heading to Pathum Thai province when the car approached from behind at high speed and shunted the rear of his truck. “The Benz skidded around 500 metres from my truck, flipped over and then caught fire. However, the driver managed to crawl out of his vehicle”, he explained. The police will interrogate the car’s driver and are preparing to charge him under the Traffic Act. Soure: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393138 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-18 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Upnotover Posted August 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, webfact said: The Benz skidded around 500 metres from my truck Impressive! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post animalmagic Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Might not be the Merc driver's fault. Forensic tests may show he was only doing 55 kmh. 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 brake failure ... or return of red bull. It was all just a misunderstanding officer ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boomer6969 Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, animalmagic said: Might not be the Merc driver's fault. Forensic tests may show he was only doing 55 kmh. And he was on the way back from his dentist? 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The Benz driver obviously had a powerful amulet ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 18 hours ago, webfact said: Merc driver escapes death after fast and furious tussle with truck The plastic Merc's burn well these days... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henryford Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Is it part of the qualification to buy a Merc that you have to be a complete ...... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Should have let it burn a bit more, less to clean up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Mercedes Burnz. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 High on drugs, drunk, sleepy, checking FB likes or Line messages, updating Instagram, brake failure (yes, that is possible even with a 'luxury car' in Thailand) - take your pick. Then again, we're only hearing the trucker's story. Maybe something happened earlier and the trucker brake-tested the Merc? Also, it remains to be seen if the Merc driver is the heir to some in-bred elites, in which case, no charges, nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCauto Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, animalmagic said: Might not be the Merc driver's fault. Forensic tests may show he was only doing 55 kmh. This is one of those rare occasions where the science varies according to the immutable principle of "do you know who my father is?". If they do, then this is the likely speed, whereas if they don't, a "1" is added to the front. QED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Guess we may get an outcome in this case in 8 years......................or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Currently up in Loei from BKK and can honestly say many truck drivers seem to think giving a signal to pull out ( when they actually do give a signal ) automatically entitles them to do so, they are some of the most dangerous drivers here due to their size and stupidity which seems to be a qualification for driving a truck in Thailand. Edited August 19, 2020 by bodga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Henryford said: Is it part of the qualification to buy a Merc that you have to be a complete ...... Ditto to drive a truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: The plastic Merc's burn well these days... Another 'hole in the wall LPG conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 20 hours ago, johng said: The Benz driver obviously had a powerful amulet ???? and will obviously have a powerful wallet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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