Six tourists taken to hospital after minivan plunges down ravine in Mae Hong Son

[webfact]

 

Thai PBS reported on an accident in Ban Thopsork, in Muang district of Mae Hong Son province in the mountainous north of Thailand.

 

A minivan carrying tourists from Bangkok hit a barrier and plunged five meters down a ravine.

 

Six people were rushed to hospital after the accident on Tuesday.

 

The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.

 

Or maybe because of negligent driving. 

 

Police investigations are ongoing. 

 

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[RandiRona]

Waiting for some esteemed AN members to talk about how govt is doing everything to get this under control!

 

[RandiRona]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.

 

Or maybe because of negligent driving

Or may be he saw a Unicorn, or may be he was thirsty so he decided to go directly to ravine for a quick pit stop!

[Geoffggi]

How about this for a new line of thinking - He was driving too fast, that would be a first for a minibus - NOT

[Dmaxdan]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

Or maybe because of negligent driving

No it can't be that, it is not on the official list of excuses.

[worgeordie]

Very twisty roads up there , you have to take caution and drive

carefully , obviously he knew better , going too fast, to negotiate

the bend.

regards Worgeordie

[roo860]

Where's the brake failure excuse when you need it.

[Fookhaht]

“The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.
 
“Or maybe because of negligent driving.“

 

If he blew it on reason #1, folks, then it follows he’s guilty of reason #2.  

 

And I’m no genius. ????

[rwill]

I know a shortcut...

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.

Just another daily statistic..

[malathione]

Reminds me of that old Burma Shave road safety campaign ad: He kissed the miss and missed the curve. 

[Pdavies99]

Have you noticed that anyone travelling away from home is now called a "Tourist"!!

 

As if Thailand has loads of them!!

[Golden Triangle]

I've driven up that way, on plenty of winding unfamiliar roads, uphill & down dale, never had a problem, if I noticed a queue of traffic behind me because I was taking it easy then at the first safe opportunity I would pull over and let the traffic go, what is wrong with these morons ? 

[Tropposurfer]

Rule 1 never ride in minivans, rule 2 never forget rule 1.

[Andrew Dwyer]

1864 bends on the loop, it’s tiring negotiating all those bends, uphills and downhills.

No place for the “ always in a hurry “ “ get out of my way “ “ don’t you know who i am “ minivan drivers !!

[Andre0720]

I have observed drivers and riders on Chao Fa East road here.

Finally I have determined that these people were simply RACING. Have to be in front of whatever is ahead.

 

Which of course is indistinguishable from reckless driving, negligent driving, irresponsible driving, and 'no fear of dying' driving.

LOS, Land of the stultified.

[tomazbodner]

When it described "narrow and winding mountain road," I expected something barely wide enough for a car, without asphalt... Kind of like this:

 

 

I certainly didn't expect this:

 

[richard_smith237]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.

 

Or maybe because of negligent driving. 

Bingo - we actually have a media report which does not support the inane an inane excuse to save the drivers face !!!

 

 

It’s been a while since we had a ‘bus down a ravine story’....    there are usually at least a couple per year.

 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/444988-14-dead-at-least-20-injured-as-bus-plunges-into-ravine-in-nan/page/6/

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1042824-bus-with-33-chinese-tourists-on-brink-of-falling-into-phuket-ravine/

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/115565-7-killed-over-40-injured-when-bus-veers-off-mountainside/

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/phuket-gazette-thailand-news-bus-ravine-plunge-leaves-dozens-dead-grenades-rock-bangkok-nsc-chief-gets-job-back

 

https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news-asia-thailand/thirty-people-were-injured-one-seriously-when-a-bus-taking-students-on-a-school-trip-ran-off-the-road-in-sai-yok-district/

[Almer]

8 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

How about this for a new line of thinking - He was driving too fast, that would be a first for a minibus - NOT

Na, your of the scent there, a minibus traveling to fast, never.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Those five meter deep ravines are terrifying..........????

[Adumbration]

32 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Was thinking of driving my old honda dream 100cc to PAI...anyone done this with this size bike?

 

Is 100 enough?.......as i dont want to use a rental--rather be with my "girl".....

I did it...34 years ago...So definitely doable on the sealed roads of today.

[ifmu]

Da6mn remember when all we had to talk about was the plastic bag ban 

ohhh those were the days

[snowgard]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.

Did they mean him drove to fast?

[Anant72]

17 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Rule 1 never ride in minivans, rule 2 never forget rule 1.

Absolutely. These minivan drivers are totally speed crazy. I would never dream of taking one. I warn anybody I know coming to this country to avoid them at all cost (especially the cost of their lives)

[brianthainess]

On 1/21/2022 at 11:31 AM, webfact said:

maybe because of negligent driving.

No lerlly. Remember when they were going to ban mini buses and use the larger ones. 

Photo from that time years ago.