Thailand Road carnage: Merit makers seriously injured, one man dead in horror smash

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Thailand Road carnage: Merit makers seriously injured, one man dead in horror smash

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A scene of utter devastation greeted Tha Luang police and rescue personnel after two pick-ups collided at a crossroads in Lopburi, central Thailand, on Sunday.

 

The accident happened at the Ta Cha intersection, a crossroads without lights in Nong Phak Wen sub-district. 

 

Bunmee, 64, the driver of a Nissan pick-up was dead at the scene.

 

The severely injured bodies of a many men, women and children were scattered all about the undergrowth next to the road. Some were trapped inside the vehicle and had to be cut out.

 

In total 13 injured people were ferried to two area hospitals. 

 

They were travelling in an Isuzu pick-up and had just made merit in a Thot Kathin ceremony at a nearby temple and were on their way to a waterfall to continue their day out. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

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[ratcatcher]

Might I surmise that speed was involved due to the degree of damage to the trucks?

[richard_smith237]

Carnage. Incredible that out of fourteen people, just one fatality - it seems the Merit making may have worked !

 

Unfortunately the education of the drivers failed - speeding through a cross roads. 

 

The question begs: As the cross roads was ‘unlit’ - does that mean without traffic lights? or does that also mean completely unmarked ?

 

 

Poor road design is so often a contributing factor of many accidents here. Poor road design combined with one or two idiotic drivers and this is what we get. I’m glad no innocent kids were killed. 

[Mackstask]

Pick-Ups again. Thais drive them like the car companies advertise them, fast, furious doing the impossible. Car companies should take a lot of responsibility for road deaths in Thailand. 

[Mywayboy]

Another tragic day on Thai roads 

[PatOngo]

It would appear that merit making does'nt work for all! ????   ???? 

[trainman34014]

Inevitable daily occurrence in Thailand where all pick-up drivers think they are Lewis Hamilton.  The upside is that's two less of those dambed things on the road this morning, they are a constant menace everywhere !

[Geoffggi]

1 hour ago, trainman34014 said:

Inevitable daily occurrence in Thailand where all pick-up drivers think they are Lewis Hamilton.  The upside is that's two less of those dambed things on the road this morning, they are a constant menace everywhere !

There is nothing wrong with the pickups it is who is controlling them that is the problem, one could also say the same about SUV's

[dutchman]

They all think they are alone on the road and the road is theirs

[loong]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It would appear that merit making does'nt work for all! ????   ???? 

Wasn't that coach that was hit by the train recently full of merit makers?

[RichardColeman]

Less merit making and more day out at the Whacky Races

[Crusader]

The unfortunate thing is, that many drivers are totally oblivious to what else is on the road or around them...and people still sit in the back of these vehicles.

[mr mr]

4 hours ago, Mywayboy said:

Another tragic day on Thai roads 

can these events still be considered tragic though ? it's known already how to drastically reduce most of these events from ever happening.  

 

up to you right thailand ? 

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, loong said:

Wasn't that coach that was hit by the train recently full of merit makers?

 

Are'nt they ALL merit makers?

[Patts]

It's sad that the government are more bothered about spending hundreds of billions of baht on new submarines than they are about using some of that money to investigate and improve Thailands dismal road safety. 

 

Edited October 26, 2020 by Patts

[Redline]

RIP same old story with no cares by the government 

[overt2016]

5 hours ago, Mackstask said:

Pick-Ups again. Thais drive them like the car companies advertise them, fast, furious doing the impossible. Car companies should take a lot of responsibility for road deaths in Thailand. 

Surely their is something wrong with the design of these vehicles??

[xylophone]

14 minutes ago, overt2016 said:

Surely their is something wrong with the design of these vehicles??

More likely that something is wrong with the minds of the drivers, that is if they have any grey matter?

Edited October 26, 2020 by xylophone

[xylophone]

50 minutes ago, Patts said:

It's sad that the government are more bothered about spending hundreds of billions of baht on new submarines than they are about using some of that money to investigate and improve Thailands dismal road safety. 

 

Easy answer to that being that pockets can be lined with the kickbacks/graft from buying new submarines and suchlike, whereas, why spend money improving road safety when there is nothing in it for the powers that be.

[JulesMad]

7 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Might I surmise that speed was involved due to the degree of damage to the trucks?

No, you may not! Both trucks were standing still, and then suddenly they collapsed... Freaky act of nature...????

[ChouDoufu]

1 hour ago, overt2016 said:

Surely their is something wrong with the design of these vehicles??

 

nothing wrong with the design.

pickups are designed to carry stuff in the bed.....NOT a dozen unsecured idiots.

[KhunBENQ]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

a crossroads without lights

Right of way? Too much of challenge for most drivers here.

I don't think it needs warp speed if both collided on the intersection without breaking.

Also another example that those pickups are no sturdy tanks.

Some people live with a false feeling of security.

Edited October 26, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

A Google translate from CH7 article.

Quote

When the driver arrives at the scene of the accident, it is 4 separate lights without signal. While driving through the intersection at speed Another pickup truck was also driven at speed and no one would slow or stop. The cars therefore collide strongly in the middle of the intersection. Causing such injuries and death

Sounds that the challenge was even worse. Lights dark/out of order?

And as I understood, both race through the intersection without any slowing down.

Edited October 26, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[Peterphuket]

6 hours ago, dutchman said:

They all think they are alone on the road and the road is theirs

I have mention that for many years, and believe me, it will never change.

[Peterphuket]

3 hours ago, Redline said:

RIP same old story with no cares by the government 

It is not long time ago the government wanted to ban it, again.

But guess who was against it??

Protest, after protest I remember, and sometimes in this country, the government listen to their population.

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, Patts said:

It's sad that the government are more bothered about spending hundreds of billions of baht on new submarines than they are about using some of that money to investigate and improve Thailands dismal road safety. 

 

The submarines were cancelled weeks ago.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Might I surmise that speed was involved due to the degree of damage to the trucks?

 

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The severely injured bodies of a many men, women and children were scattered all about the undergrowth next to the road. Some were trapped inside the vehicle and had to be cut out.

Speed and quite a few in the back tray a recipe for disaster, time for the ministry to ban riding in the back and this time stick to it and no flip-flops.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The submarines were cancelled weeks ago.

Only postponed, ????

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Sounds that the challenge was even worse. Lights dark/out of order?

And as I understood, both race through the intersection without any slowing down.

What lights?

[ChipButty]

13 hours ago, overt2016 said:

Surely their is something wrong with the design of these vehicles??

Nothing wrong with the trucks, I have had one for 12 years I still have a D-MAX It should be driven accordingly to what it is designed for and not like a sports car,