Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that Pol Lt-Col Damrong Sukchusri of the Bang Kaew police in Samut Prakan responded after an accident on the Bua Nakharin Road in Bang Plee last night.

 

Rescue workers at the scene took ten minutes to cut out the driver of a red Mercedes Benz. Attharsirot, 42, was taken to a local hospital.

 

One hundred meters away was the remains of a four wheel Toyota truck that had been driven by Jatuporn, 34, with four construction workers in the back.

 

The occupants had already been taken to hospital.

 

A construction official told the media that the head on collision occurred as the workers were returning to living quarters.

 

The truck was turning as the collision happened. 

 

Police in the area are investigating. 

 

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30 year old red Benz?

2 hours ago, shady86 said:

30 year old red Benz?

From the photo, it looks like a W123 model. Their diesel engines were like tractors ???? I still see some running around in Bangkok.

6 hours ago, shady86 said:

30 year old red Benz?

Yep, they made them to last back then, not the plastic cr#p you buy now.

I'm  still trying to understand the sig

7 hours ago, webfact said:

......a four wheel Toyota truck......

Imagine that, a truck with four wheels. No Reliant Robin's to see here folks.......

4 hours ago, kotsak said:

From the photo, it looks like a W123 model. Their diesel engines were like tractors ???? I still see some running around in Bangkok.

My first one the W123, petrol color, more than 40 years ago.

They must not have been going that fast, at least on impact.  Head on collision at speed would be several dead people.

 

The Benz driver does look liike his nose got smashed though.

It is not stated, but i can only presume the construction workers were not Thai, so 4 more to add to the list of foreign labourers injured by a Thai drivers this year.

Heads up to the Burmese wanting to come here, it may be safer to risk the bullets at home than be on Thai roads.  

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

It is not stated, but i can only presume the construction workers were not Thai

As it's not stated, you could just as "rationally" assume that the construction workers were Thai.

18 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

As it's not stated, you could just as "rationally" assume that the construction workers were Thai.

Considering that the vast majority of construction workers are NOT Thai then why would that be rational if the odds are they were not. You still missed the point of my post.

On 2/24/2022 at 7:58 AM, brianthainess said:

On 2/23/2022 at 1:02 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

As it's not stated, you could just as "rationally" assume that the construction workers were Thai.

Considering that the vast majority of construction workers are NOT Thai then why would that be rational if the odds are they were not.

What makes you think that "the vast majority of construction workers in Thailand are not Thais?   Not some more of those Thaivisa posters' "we all know" stats?