Pattaya: Nurse in MG slams into back of truck trailer

[webfact]

Pattaya: Nurse in MG slams into back of truck trailer

 

Picture: Saim Chon News

 

Bang Lamung police and rescue services responded last night after a nurse in an MG car slammed into the back of an 18 wheel truck trailer carrying aluminium around 11 pm.

 

The accident happened on Sukhumvit Road in the direction of Sattahip near the entrance to the Nong Sadao road.

 

A 30 year old nurse at Bang Lamung hospital suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital.

 

Thaivisa notes that a poster on Siam Chon News updated that she had since died. This could not be verified elsewhere.

 

Soo, 68, the driver of the truck said that he had come out of the soi and was crossing over to the right hand lane in order to make a U-turn. 

 

He said he didn't see the car that went into the back of him. 

 

Police are studying CCTV to try and get to the truth of the matter. 

 

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[Andy from Kent]

 

Speed kills.

[darksidedog]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Soo, 68, the driver of the truck said that he had come out of the soi and was crossing over to the right hand lane in order to make a U-turn. 

 

He said he didn't see the car that went into the back of him. 

I think what he really means is that like so many others here, he just didn't bother to look before pulling out.

[ChipButty]

Will we ever get to the truth of the matter?

[worgeordie]

Those Chinese MG have a good crumple zone ???? ,

Expect it's the lorries fault ,too many crashes when

taking u-Turns.especially at night

RIP the nurse

regards worgeordie

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

Speed kills.

As do the many U turns loved by so many.

[jaiyen]

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

[In the jungle]

14 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

 

That's interesting.  So 350,000 Baht in Australia but upwards of 520,000 in Amazing Thailand.

 

That crash photo above just adds to the numerous reasons why I would not buy an MG.

[Dumbastheycome]

I doubt any small car that hits the back of a heavy truck at speed would  fare any better than an MG as it goes under the tray and then impacts the rear axle.

[JoePai]

2 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

You really have no idea so why write nonsense ?

 

https://mgmotor.com.au/mg-family/news-and-social/mg_gs_now_5_stars_for_safety/

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

Much of the MG design work takes place in the UK at the old Longbridge plant and they are for sale in that country. They would not be so unless they had meet with the very stringent safety requirements that the UK demands. And I'm sure that Australia's rules are just as stringent.

 

You're talking a load of nonsense.

[Maejo Man]

3 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

The cheapest MG in Australia is the 2020 MG MG3 Excite at $19.000

Top of the range SUV is $40.000

[Pdavies99]

6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Those Chinese MG have a good crumple zone ???? ,

Expect it's the lorries fault ,too many crashes when

taking u-Turns.especially at night

RIP the nurse

regards worgeordie

Good crumple zone? Air bags are an extra even! No side bags, no passenger bags. the German TUV tests rated the MG SUV as 1 out of 10 for safety.   Note: In good head on tests at 80kph speed they expect the windscreen to remain in the car and the doors to be able to open.  MG Hardly!

[Pdavies99]

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

Much of the MG design work takes place in the UK at the old Longbridge plant and they are for sale in that country. They would not be so unless they had meet with the very stringent safety requirements that the UK demands. And I'm sure that Australia's rules are just as stringent.

 

You're talking a load of nonsense.

They have absolutely nothing to do with the UK, they are designed and made in China! MG is not British!

[Moonlover]

15 minutes ago, Pdavies99 said:

They have absolutely nothing to do with the UK, they are designed and made in China! MG is not British!

Oh is that right: 

 

''MG Motor UK has announced a further expansion of the team at its design center based at Longbridge, Birmingham''.

 

https://www.carbodydesign.com/2016/07/mg-expands-its-uk-based-design-team/

 

And there are plenty more internet references as well.

 

Edited December 24, 2020 by Moonlover

[KhunBENQ]

17 minutes ago, Pdavies99 said:

They have absolutely nothing to do with the UK, they are designed and made in China! MG is not British!

Whether made in China or Thailand? I am not sure, but MG has taken over a big plant on the eastern board and will surely mount the cars in Thailand in the future.

Edited December 24, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[thailand49]

31 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Oh is that right: 

 

''MG Motor UK has announced a further expansion of the team at its design center based at Longbridge, Birmingham''.

 

https://www.carbodydesign.com/2016/07/mg-expands-its-uk-based-design-team/

 

And there are plenty more internet references as well.

 

Haven't you heard, The Chinese is stealing everything!????

[bodga]

8 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

Speed kills.

Stupidity kills, and we are all travelling  at as Monty Python puts  at 900mph orbiting  at 19  miles a  second so its reckoned......... moving at a  million miles  day in an outer  spiral arm at  40000mph

[Hound dog 100]

6 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

Nonsense, the MG was designed with crumple zones. These absorb the energy. A rigid chassis transfers the energy to the occupants. The mg probably met European crash safety standards

[Pique Dard]

 i'm wondering, as far as thai driving schools are concerned, how serious are they? so many road accidents,  daily!

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, Hound dog 100 said:

7 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

 

1 hour ago, Hound dog 100 said:

Nonsense, the MG was designed with crumple zones. These absorb the energy. A rigid chassis transfers the energy to the occupants. The mg probably met European crash safety standards

Yes, you're quite right @Hound dog 100they are. The reason why the car suffered the damage that we see is not because of 'cheap Chinese <deleted>' @jaiyen, it's because large trucks here do not have under-ride bars fitted.

 

When a car hits the rear end, the nose goes under the back of the truck and this completely negates the protection afforded by the crumple zone. The damage to the windshield and the roof clearly indicate that they struck the tailgate of the truck.

 

Under-ride bars are a standard safety requirement in developed countries. They are often referred to as 'Mansfield bars' in the US because they are a direct result of the tragic accident that killed Jayne Mansfield in 1967.

 

https://www.fleschlawfirm.com/blog/2019/08/how-jayne-mansfields-death-changed-trucks-design/

[foreverlomsak]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Soo, 68, the driver of the truck said that he had come out of the soi and was crossing over to the right hand lane in order to make a U-turn. 

 

He said he didn't see the car that went into the back of him. 

If she was the same as a lot of drivers in my locality, drive fast and I can see fine so don't need my lights on, truck driver didn't look hard enough for an unlit car coming fast up behind, ergo accident. One possible scenario.

[tingtong]

10 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Will we ever get to the truth of the matter?

will the truth -whatever it may turn out to be - ever  really matter to someone who is already dead??

[Enoon]

4 hours ago, Pdavies99 said:

They have absolutely nothing to do with the UK, they are designed and made in China! MG is not British!

 

They are designed in Britain and made in China.

 

Jus as Hondas are designed in Japan and made......everywhere!

 

"Brand" is all that matters. 

 

Company "nationality" and ownership is irrelevant as long as a positive brand/manufacturing ethos has been/is established, and imprinted on whatever workforce is doing the manufacturing.

 

As demonstrated, "in spades", by Honda.....(et al).

 

That is the world today.

 

It's actually been so for quite a while.

 

"Made in......wherever" was the day before yesterday.

 

Same as you are.

 

 

 

Edited December 24, 2020 by Enoon

[Meat Pie 47]

11 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

Speed kills.

Speed thrills

[onthedarkside]

MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, and M.G. Car Company Limited was the British sports car manufacturer that made the marque famous. ... The marque is now owned by Chinese automotive giant SAIC Motor Corporation Limited.

 

The MG marque along with other assets of MG Rover were purchased by Nanjing Automobile Group (which merged into SAIC in 2007).

 

On 22 July 2005, the Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the rights to the MG brand along with other assets of the MG Rover Group (except the production line for the ZS model) for £53 million, creating a new company called NAC MG UK. This was later renamed MG Motor, after the merger of Nanjing Automobile with Shanghai Automobile Industry Corporation (SAIC).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Cars

 

MG Motor UK Limited (MG Motor) is a British automotive company headquartered in London, United Kingdom,^[2] and a subsidiary of SAIC Motor UK, which in turn is owned by the Shanghai-based Chinese state-owned automotive SAIC Motor. MG Motor designs, develops and markets cars sold under the MG marque. MG Motor is the largest importer of Chinese made cars into the United Kingdom.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Motor

 

 

[JeffersLos]

 

What speed was she doing? 

[ujayujay]

10 hours ago, jaiyen said:

You can see that this cheap piece of Chinese <deleted> has no strength or rigidity in the body design. Here in Oz they are only $15,000, half the price of a decent small car.  A modern day Lada !!

Dream on, little Storyteller: MG ZS EV Scores 5 Stars In Euro NCAP Crash Test!

[jacko45k]

15 hours ago, In the jungle said:

That crash photo above just adds to the numerous reasons why I would not buy an MG

Yes, better not to associate these models with the old Morris Garages offerings. They are heavily promoted in Thailand though, many times occupying Mall floor space in the Pattaya area. 

[HashBrownHarry]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, better not to associate these models with the old Morris Garages offerings. They are heavily promoted in Thailand though, many times occupying Mall floor space in the Pattaya area. 

What car in the same class do you think would have faired any better?