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Amulet to the rescue! "Miracle" escape as Thai man loses it on bend and crashes into hotel wall

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Bang Len police in Nakhon Pathom province in central Thailand responded after a 25 year old Thai man lost control of his Isuzu pick-up on a bend.

 

The vehicle was just scrap metal, observed Daily News in their predictable headline and first paragraph that spoke of a "miracle". 

 

They publish a picture of the driver sitting on part of the wreckage.

 

A rescue foundation had to cut Thammathat Wong-oud out. But apart from a few chest pains received when colliding with the steering wheel he was none the worse for wear.

 

He was taken to the local hospital for a checkup.

 

He had collided with the front wall of the Mom Chailai River Retreat Hotel yesterday, apparently in the early morning hours of darkness.

 

His mother told the media that her son was transporting a consignment of fresh prawns from Bang Len market to Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon when he hit the concrete wall.

 

She said the reason was that the bend was not well lit. 

 

She observed that her son was only slightly injured and she put this down to the Luang Pu Paew amulet around his neck.

 

"He never leaves home without it", she said. 

 

Police will be speaking to Thammathat again to determine exactly what transpired. 

 

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She said the reason was that the bend was not well lit. 

 

She observed that her son was only slightly injured and she put this down to the Luang Pu Paew amulet around his neck.

Thai road safety encapsulated in one brief but beautiful quote.

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A 25 year old Somchai driving a pickup in the middle of the night around a poorly-lit corner... what could possibly go wrong!?

With that much damage i would say that speed was the major factor and not so much the lighting unless he didn't have the headlights on .

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And this is the image of an Amulet successfully doing it's bit?

Any news on the wall?

 

At least the one tyre we can see has tread.

 

Is the amulet now exhausted and need replacing with a new one?

"I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

She said the reason was that the bend was not well lit. 

Ahh Bless! Motherly love is so sweet...

 

"He is my son and therefore can never be at fault for anything...." 

 

 

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In some countries people learn how to drive a vehicle, in Thailand they learn how to wear amulets. Same same but different.

Would be nice if they could make an amulet that prevented these people from driving so recklessly in the first place. 

So do none of the thousands that die in road accidents wear amulets? Or are they simply the wrong type of amulet or maybe passed their "use by date"?

I guess all those that wear these amulets, but then die in a crash, don't have the opportunity to express their thanks for said amulets.

Rub down, make good. Back on the road next week.

4 hours ago, wprime said:

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And this is the image of an Amulet successfully doing it's bit?

I wonder if he named his car Optimus Prime?

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

Any news on the wall?

 

At least the one tyre we can see has tread.

 

Is the amulet now exhausted and need replacing with a new one?

Unfortunately the wall wasn't wearing it's lucky amulet, I feel so sad ????????

It was a badly lit bit of road, so he put his foot down. 

 I wonder if he was breathalysed....????

The amulet did not do all its effect. 3562 shrimps died in this accident. Most did not have their bucket belts....

11 hours ago, webfact said:

She said the reason was that the bend was not well lit. 

 

She observed that her son was only slightly injured and she put this down to the Luang Pu Paew amulet around his neck.

I’m still waiting for the day when a Thai says: yes it was my fault, I was speeding or not paying attention or….. But I know I’ll see pigs fly before that ever happens.

 

if the amulets actually provided real protection, then wouldn’t we never have casualties? 

I didn't know Isuzu made a convertible pickup truck.

On 9/3/2021 at 11:19 AM, keith101 said:

With that much damage i would say that speed was the major factor and not so much the lighting unless he didn't have the headlights on .

Maybe heavy tint on the windscreen. Those d*m bends and curves in Thailand are always to blame init ????

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