Six illegal migrants killed, five seriously injured in road accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan

[snoop1130]

 

Six illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were killed and twelve others injured, five seriously, when a pickup truck in which they were travelling crashed into a roadside barrier and was then rammed from behind by a van in Thailand’s southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

One of the survivors told the police that the pickup truck burst a tire while travelling along Petchkasem Highway towards Bangkok on Tuesday night, lost control and crashed into the roadside barrier. Moments later it was rammed.

 

There were 18 Myanmar citizens on board the pickup truck. Most of them were flung from the vehicle by the force of the impact. Among the dead were two men, three women and one girl.

 

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[Excel]

Its bad enough the illegal trade in migrants, yet to treat them worse then animals by putting them all in one pick-up is inhumane.

[RichardColeman]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Six illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were killed and twelve others injured,

18 in the pick up  ? Anyone know the world record for people in a pick-up.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Six illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were killed and twelve others injured, five seriously, when a pickup truck in which they were travelling crashed into a roadside barrier

Thailand still in the thick of people trafficking.

[AhFarangJa]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

18 in the pick up  ? Anyone know the world record for people in a pick-up.

Well, the article states the police stopped another pick up in the area with 20 on board, so it would seem they are going for the record. So sad, and the driver did the usual, away into the night.

 

"A shortage of manpower in several industries in Thailand, such as construction and food processing, has encouraged human trafficking gangs to defy the law."

 

They forgot to mention the endemic corruption involved by the companies that employ these people with apparent impunity. 

Sadly though this is not confined to Thailand, but is happening all over Asia.

 

 

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm…. Only 18 people on the back of the pick-up?

[brianthainess]

To my count that is 20+ immigrants killed by incompetent Thai Drivers this year alone. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

 

12 minutes ago, bbbbooboo said:

Hmmm…. Only 18 people on the back of the pick-up?

You could get at least 30 in the bed of a pick up if it is a crew cab. 

[Will B Good]

Gives you an idea of how endemic people smuggling/illegal workers must be, when 'every' road traffic accident seems to involve these poor souls.

[ozzydon]

Unfortunately the poor Myanmar workers are expendable to thai hisos the people are more concerned about a thai superstar drowning than foreigners getting killed very sad

[smedly]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Six illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were killed and twelve others injured

a pickup is not a bus, apart from the driver the blame for this sits squarely with law enforcement or lack of

 

RIP

[Excel]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

18 in the pick up  ? Anyone know the world record for people in a pick-up.

Not a pick-up as such but the record for a large car is this

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/378468-most-people-crammed-in-a-large-car

[Aussieroaming]

In all likelyhood they were ultimatelly headed to fill the low paid positions on construction projects being run on behalf of the Thai rich elite business owners. So which rich business people accept culpability for the deaths.....none.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Clearly not illegal. They must have been allowed to pass through the nightly police checkpoints on Phetchakasem highway. Must have had the correct 'paperwork'.......

[Paul Kernell]

On 3/17/2022 at 3:45 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

Clearly not illegal. They must have been allowed to pass through the nightly police checkpoints on Phetchakasem highway. Must have had the correct 'paperwork'.......

Same same, "treating foreigner as <deleted> make you money"