Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign

[rooster59]

Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign

By The Phuket News

 

Mr Kasemsan, 54, was waiting at the traffic lights on Chao Fa West Rd to turn right onto Kwang Rd when he was struck by the pickup truck. Screenshot: Google Maps

 

PHUKET: Phuket suffered its first death from a road accident for the New Year when a pickup truck struck a motorbike on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit early yesterday morning (Jan 1), killing the 54-year-old rider.

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) confirmed the death in its daily report for the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign this morning (Jan 2).

 

The report, for Day 4 of the campaign (Jan 1), marked one death and six people injured in seven accidents across the island yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-suffers-first-death-in-new-year-road-safety-campaign-78513.php

 

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[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

Another Buffalo in a pick up truck speeding and looking at his phone. Consequences for the Buffalo is to pay some money and get back driving like a clown again. Rinse and Repeat. 

[Phuketshrew]

Jesus. Wiped out from behind by a drunk pickup driver who was more than 5 times over the legal limit. This murderous driver should get banged up for life.

[Moonlover]

12 minutes ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

Another Buffalo in a pick up truck speeding and looking at his phone. Consequences for the Buffalo is to pay some money and get back driving like a clown again. Rinse and Repeat. 

The full article, if you care to read it, indicates that the driver was drunk.

[RichardColeman]

7 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Jesus. Wiped out from behind by a drunk pickup driver who was more than 5 times over the legal limit. This murderous driver should get banged up for life.

I agree , sentences for drink drivers are far too lenient in most countries . Should start at 20 years and add more years for the ages of his victims. The younger his victims, the longer his sentence

[Bender Rodriguez]

life if cheap, people have no manners even less in their iron horse

[Old Croc]

Even though they have indicated that the picture is from Google Maps, I would be a little peeved if that was my pickup in the shot.  I initially thought it was the accident vehicle.

[Farang99]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign

By The Phuket News

 

Mr Kasemsan, 54, was waiting at the traffic lights on Chao Fa West Rd to turn right onto Kwang Rd when he was struck by the pickup truck. Screenshot: Google Maps

 

PHUKET: Phuket suffered its first death from a road accident for the New Year when a pickup truck struck a motorbike on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit early yesterday morning (Jan 1), killing the 54-year-old rider.

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) confirmed the death in its daily report for the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign this morning (Jan 2).

 

The report, for Day 4 of the campaign (Jan 1), marked one death and six people injured in seven accidents across the island yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-suffers-first-death-in-new-year-road-safety-campaign-78513.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-01-02

 

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How does the total death by traffic for 2020 compare with the deaths from Covid-19?

[ronaldo0]

Not a hope that will be the first unless they had police every 500 yards round the island !

[beechbum]

6 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

Another Buffalo in a pick up truck speeding and looking at his phone. Consequences for the Buffalo is to pay some money and get back driving like a clown again. Rinse and Repeat. 

Maybe remove the "not" from the front of your username.

[cracker1]

5 hours ago, Farang99 said:

How does the total death by traffic for 2020 compare with the deaths from Covid-19?

Don't think there is any relationship between the two ?

Covid carriers are unseen and unknown to those nearby and thus difficult to avoid while traffic accidents are quite easy to avoid !
 

[beechbum]

18 hours ago, Farang99 said:

How does the total death by traffic for 2020 compare with the deaths from Covid-19?

 

[Farang99]

On 1/2/2021 at 9:46 PM, cracker1 said:

Don't think there is any relationship between the two ?

Covid carriers are unseen and unknown to those nearby and thus difficult to avoid while traffic accidents are quite easy to avoid !
 

No, but it makes Covid deaths look trivial in comparison with the highway mayhem