Nok Air mechanic, 25, killed after being ejected from car in ‘high-speed’ crash

[webfact]

Nok Air mechanic, 25, killed after being ejected from car in ‘high-speed’ crash

By The Nation

 

 

A Nok Air mechanic was killed in a car crash on the Patumwan tollway in Bangkok early this morning (September 23) when he was thrown out of his vehicle after it slammed into a barrier.

 

On being notified at 3am, police, paramedic teams from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and rescue volunteers dashed to the accident scene on Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway.

 

His blue BMW was broken into two from the impact of the heavy crash and his body was found on the ground. He was later identified as Thitikul Muanthom, a 25-year-old mechanic at Nok Air.

 

His brother said Thitikul was returning from Thong Lor to his home in Thonburi when the accident took place.

 

The police believe Thitikul was driving at high speed and lost control, leading to the crash. They are awaiting an autopsy report and footage from surveillance cameras to confirm their belief.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394999

 

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[ezzra]

A Nok Air mechanic?? not sure how dose this important to the gist of the article? in anyway, to be thrown out like this and the car to be torn to bits like that the man was must have been going like a bat out hell speed, and as we all know : speed kills...

[Mama Noodle]

Just now, ezzra said:

A Nok Air mechanic?? not sure how dose this important to the gist of the article?

 

Exactly my thought. What does that have to do with anything... 

[CelticBhoy]

He must have been travelling to do that kind of damage to a BMW.

My sympathy goes to the people who had to clean up that mess.

[Grumpy one]

How can anyone take the police seriously here.

They believe that Thitikul  was driving at a high speed

Really?

Sure it wasn't a very large land mine

[KhunBENQ]

In a Thai version of the incident there is a remark about some "suspicious" Facepost posts.

Kind of farewell saying goodbye to his team?

Suicide?

[steven100]

he certainly was speeding to cause such destruction imo.  25yr is his best yrs, very sad indeed.

[Dmaxdan]

15 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

How can anyone take the police seriously here.

They believe that Thitikul  was driving at a high speed

Really?

Sure it wasn't a very large land mine

A very large land mine would probably have caused less damage.

[Yorkshire Tea]

19 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

In a Thai version of the incident there is a remark about some "suspicious" Facepost posts.

Kind of farewell saying goodbye to his team?

Suicide?

If that's true, postpone any upcoming Nok Air flights...

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The police believe Thitikul was driving at high speed

more than 70km/h...?

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

If that's true, postpone any upcoming Nok Air flights...

I am afraid we will not read a follow up.

[AhFarangJa]

He must have been trying to take off going at that speed......Thankfully the idiot did not take any one else with him.

[TKDfella]

What can I say that hasn't already been said? Police believe he was driving at high speed. With debris like that no 'belief' at all.

My condolences to his family.

[richard_smith237]

Crashed at high speed at 3am... No mention of alcohol in a country where drinking and driving is the norm. 

 

 

 

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

A Nok Air mechanic?? not sure how dose this important to the gist of the article? in anyway, to be thrown out like this and the car to be torn to bits like that the man was must have been going like a bat out hell speed, and as we all know : speed kills...

Speaking as a life long aircraft engineer, technically speaking it's the abrupt stop that kills.

[Scott Tracy]

Nok Air must have paid well. BMW at 25 years old, unless rich family.

 

3am, Cyrcadian rythms, Human Factors, aircraft engineers will know about those. Hotchilli is right, it's the uncontrolled drive into terrain that does it. Abrupt stop, unsurvivable G forces.

 

Darwin at his best. 

[thailand49]

I guess no one ever gave him a reality talk you are a aircraft mechanic not a jet fighter pilot!

Sorry couldn't help myself R.I.P. this wasn't his first time but it will be his last thankfully no one else got hurt or killed.

Edited September 23, 2020 by thailand49

[Cake Monster]

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

He must have been trying to take off going at that speed......Thankfully the idiot did not take any one else with him.

His name was not " Biggles "

[Almer]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Speaking as a life long aircraft engineer, technically speaking it's the abrupt stop that kills.

Correct 

[lesmac]

The police believe Thitikul was driving at high speed and lost control, leading to the crash. They are awaiting an autopsy report and footage from surveillance cameras to confirm their belief.

Brilliant deduction Holms

[Thunder26]

5 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

Nok Air must have paid well. BMW at 25 years old, unless rich family.

 

3am, Cyrcadian rythms, Human Factors, aircraft engineers will know about those. Hotchilli is right, it's the uncontrolled drive into terrain that does it. Abrupt stop, unsurvivable G forces.

 

Darwin at his best. 

Or maybe a second hand BMW? You don't have to be rich to own a second hand German car.

Edited September 23, 2020 by Thunder26

[Myran]

"Owner of laptop and diligent teeth brusher dead in car crash".

[AndyFoxy]

Just cause u an aircraft mechanic.....doesn’t mean u can fly.

[Dodgydownunder]

Very appropriate use of the verb "ejected" in this case! Would be test pilot?

[Thechook]

Seriously  how fast was he going

[actonion]

Regarding  his high speed and  the broken car,  has anyone seen  the car parts yard  on the left side of Sukhumvit Rd.,  as you enter Pattaya by the Bankok Pattaya Hospital......I stopped there a few years ago wondering what is is they do, the guy told me   they have "halves" of many makes of car,     so if the front end of your car is destroyed you can go see this guy  who will weld  a new front  to your rear end, easily broken in an accident ........wondering if this  BMW  was   2 halves welded...