Miracle escapes! Truck trailer demolishes house/restaurant - driver fell asleep at the wheel

[webfact]

Miracle escapes! Truck trailer demolishes house/restaurant - driver fell asleep at the wheel

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The cold light of day revealed the extent of the damage following an accident in the north east of Thailand on Sunday night.

 

A truck trailer carrying fruit from the south of Thailand to China via Laos smashed into a house and a well known Lab-Koi restaurant on the Thatuphanom to Mukhdahan Road. 

 

The owner of the "Mew Ja" restaurant Thongthai, 50, said she was sleeping with her husband in a bedroom when at 11 pm she thought it was an earthquake.

 

Fortunately they were both uninjured as was their daughter who was in another bedroom undamaged in the accident. 

 

Phaitoon, 45, from Ubon, was behind the wheel of the truck and reportedly fell asleep. 

 

The company promised to pay for everything. 

 

video screenshot

 

An unidentified female in a Liverpool shirt was on hand to do the pointing, lest there be any doubt. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[holy cow cm]

Probably one of the only not on the yaba. Long hauls should have 2 drivers or if one enough common sense to pull over and sleep for a bit.

[jerolamo]

"Mai pen arai krap..."

 

6000 thousand up die on the road, but they afraid COVID.

 

Ho... look at the electric wire... they need to call some professional to do something to teach them how to connect and clean electric wires the way it doesn't cut at the first rain.

[colinneil]

Good on you girl, without your half hearted pointing, nobody would be any the wiser as to what happened.

[NCC1701A]

looks like things are slowly getting back to normal.

[jerolamo]

1 minute ago, NCC1701A said:

looks like things are slowly getting back to normal.

they never close the road...

[steven100]

made a bit of a mess ... just lucky no one was killed.

just build a new house and restaurant love ....

[tracker1]

At least he didn't use brake failure as an excuse !

 

[dabhand]

Anyone get the reg number of that truck? Asking for a friend.........

[stouricks]

42 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Good on you girl, without your half hearted pointing, nobody would be any the wiser as to what happened.

I notice they shot her from two different angles, to get her best side.

[Justgrazing]

Should have a Chelsea shirt on pointing at a Shed .. 

 

[Grumpy one]

I like what the driver did to the roof wind deflector on the truck.

Never seen one used as an air brake before  

[steven100]

27 minutes ago, dabhand said:

Anyone get the reg number of that truck? Asking for a friend.........

is that for the lottery numbers ....  ?

[trainman34014]

Another Liverpool Supporter that probably can't name a single member of the team !

[Burma Bill]

44 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Another Liverpool Supporter that probably can't name a single member of the team !

Yes indeed, and she probably bought the shirt (copy) at a local market for 50 to 100 baht!!

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A truck trailer carrying fruit from the south of Thailand to China

If it was carrying Durians then even more of a stink!!!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, dabhand said:

Anyone get the reg number of that truck? Asking for a friend.........

70-2001   it's in the vdo

[cheshiremusicman]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

Good on you girl, without your half hearted pointing, nobody would be any the wiser as to what happened.

Obviously has friends in the police force who are used to pointing at things like this. That's probably the fullest extent of their capabilities and printing lovely large colorful displays so we can all understand what is going on!

[cardinalblue]

My money is on speeding and  not paying attention...

 

fell asleep seems to be an acceptable loss of face excuse in LOS...