Phuket car rental operator dies in high-speed accident

[webfact]

Phuket car rental operator dies in high-speed accident

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The remains of the Mercedes after the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 55-year-old owner of a car rental shop in Karon died in a high-impact accident on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (Sept 25) as the Mercedes-Benz he was driving struck the central reservation and slammed into a palm tree.

 

Lt Col Kitiphum Thinthalang of Thalang Police was called to the scene of the accident, on Thepkrasattri Rd in Moo 5, Tambon Thepkrasattri, at 4am.

 

Police and rescue workers arrived to find the mangled wreck of a black Mercedes-Benz C180 AMG Sport across the northbound lanes.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-car-rental-operator-dies-in-high-speed-accident-77439.php

 

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[hansgruber]

I can't say I'm surprised. Anyone who lives in the Kata/Karon zone must have seen this guy driving locally. He was fast everywhere in his fancy Mercedes. 

One of those "I drive a Mercedes get out my way" types. 

[Old Croc]

There's not much give in those big palm trees:

 

[Justgrazing]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

he was driving struck the central reservation and slammed into a palm tree.

and that is how a Merc' bends .. 

 

Way too fast again .. no consideration for others on the road it'll happen again elsewhere in Thailand over the weekend and on ..

[hansgruber]

1 minute ago, Old Croc said:

There's not much give in those big palm trees:

 

That tree would be 3 ton easily. Twice the weight of the car. 

[PatOngo]

They don't mess around, do they? They don't just have accidents, they have horror smashes!

[gravity101]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

There's not much give in those big palm trees:

 

Is that a wheel embedded in the palm? Yikes.

[AhFarangJa]

5 minutes ago, gravity101 said:

Is that a wheel embedded in the palm? Yikes.

I thought the same thing. I do hope they manage to operate and remove it so the tree makes a full recovery.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, hansgruber said:

That tree would be 3 ton easily. Twice the weight of the car. 

3 times the mental capacity of the driver.

[Pedrogaz]

They should put speed governors on Mercs...indeed perhaps many car sold in Thailand should have one with speed limited to 90 kph.

[Bender Rodriguez]

with seatbelt, airbag, or was the first not used ?

[mok199]

 ''drive it like a rental''...

[digger70]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket car rental operator dies in high-speed accident

If you Die in a Big smash you might as well do it in Style .

Take a Sports Merc and Floor it then you only have to do that Once.

[Gandtee]

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

I thought the same thing. I do hope they manage to operate and remove it so the tree makes a full recovery.

A tree surgeon said the tree is not in a critical condition and will likely recover. RIP the driver.

[AhFarangJa]

15 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

They should put speed governors on Mercs...indeed perhaps many car sold in Thailand should have one with speed limited to 90 kph.

I think this old solution is probably more practical for drivers here.......

[Somtamnication]

Something must be done to slow down the speed of these crazy palm trees!

[Cod Face]

21 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

They should put speed governors on Mercs...indeed perhaps many car sold in Thailand should have one with speed limited to 90 kph.

"They should put speed governors on Mercs..."

They do.

 

"...indeed perhaps many car sold in Thailand should have one with speed limited to 90 kph".

90 kph?  That would mean every car sold in Thailand.

[essox essox]

19 hours ago, Cod Face said:

"They should put speed governors on Mercs..."

They do.

 

"...indeed perhaps many car sold in Thailand should have one with speed limited to 90 kph".

90 kph?  That would mean every car sold in Thailand.

his comment is really useless.......what next "limit BIG BIKES to 90 kmph?????