Out of control pickup truck narrowly misses row of food vendors, crashes into construction pit in Chonburi, vendors say religious amulets saved them

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Out of control pickup truck narrowly misses row of food vendors, crashes into construction pit in Chonburi, vendors say religious amulets saved them

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi-  Surveillance footage appears to show a modified pick-up truck driving at full speed before crashing into a power pole and falling into a pit in Phanat Nikhom yesterday afternoon.

 

Yesterday, March 29th, Lt. Col. Samart Boonrit, an Inspector from the Phanat Nikhom Police Station, was notified of a car accident at Sai Phanat Nikhom – Nong Samet Road near the Wat Nong Sai temple in the Mon Nang sub-district, Phanat Nikhom District, Chonburi around mid-afternoon. The pickup truck was reported as crashing into a power pole and street barriers before falling into a pit prematurely dug for plumbing pipes.

 

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Upon the police’s arrival, the injured driver, whose name was later revealed as Kamphon Thammachat, 43, was hospitalized at a nearby hospital with many scratches. 

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/29/out-of-control-pickup-truck-narrowly-misses-row-of-food-vendors-crashes-into-construction-pit-in-chonburi-vendors-say-religious-amulets-saved-them/

 

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[SheikYabodyline]

Amulets are wonderful things. They save lives....until they don't.

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

religious amulets saved them

Aaaah, yes, another goods news story to start the day. ????????????

 

[flyingtlger]

Thank God for the amulets!!!

 

 

[RichardColeman]

Funny how they never view it as the amulet actually caused the crash

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Surveillance footage appears to show a modified pick-up truck driving at full speed before crashing into a power pole and falling into a pit

Usual Thai driving skills in action.

[thailand49]

Another low rider blowing smoke ends up making a pit stop. ????

[Excel]

Well my answer to all that superstitious bunkum is for all those dreamers to wear their magic amulets and go and stand in the middle of the train tracks and wait there until the next train comes.????

[worrab]

When pick ups like these are modified, does that null and void any insurance, that may be held, if the company is not notified??

[sammieuk1]

Land of out of control pickups 24/7 ????

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Funny how they never view it as the amulet actually caused the crash

It is a good luck amulet I expect not a bad luck one.....  not sure where they perceive the bad luck as coming from..... probably no shortage of reasons!

[grain]

I remember reading some years ago how Thai soldiers believed their amulets made them bullet proof. I thought, well if that is true you could take over the world, a couple of divisions of indestructible Thai troops wearing their magic amulets could invade and conquer the entire planet. The ultimate master race. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Oh look! It's one of them agricultural utility vehicles being driven like a sports car again.

 

The driver is 43 too, I would have thought a younger Somchaius Idiotus would have been the culprit. 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, grain said:

I remember reading some years ago how Thai soldiers believed their amulets made them bullet proof. I thought, well if that is true you could take over the world, a couple of divisions of indestructible Thai troops wearing their magic amulets could invade and conquer the entire planet. The ultimate master race. 

The Thai army goes nowhere near bullets; their Generals make sure of that.

[Grusa]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

a pit prematurely dug for plumbing pipes.

a what?!!!!!!!!!     

 

Could it be a grave for the English language?

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, grain said:

I remember reading some years ago how Thai soldiers believed their amulets made them bullet proof. I thought, well if that is true you could take over the world, a couple of divisions of indestructible Thai troops wearing their magic amulets could invade and conquer the entire planet. The ultimate master race. 

Maybe the Russkies need a container load.

[2long]

I'm 'sorry but all the time that people in this part of the world have this mentality of believing nonsense (including what many parents, teachers and the junta spout) they will never ever emerge from the dark ages.

[AhFarangJa]

 An interrogation (with Kamphon) will be carried out soon to find out the cause of this accident once he recovers from his wounds.

 

Sorry, but isn't it obvious..............he had the wrong amulet................

[Stargeezr]

Amulet?  I like Omelets better.  Thais will always say good things about their amulets, when

they do survive their accidents. The dead get buried with them, enough said. I am just glad that the

food vendors were not injured by this driver.

[jacko45k]

8 hours ago, Stargeezr said:

Amulet?  I like Omelets better.  Thais will always say good things about their amulets, when

they do survive their accidents. The dead get buried with them, enough said. I am just glad that the

food vendors were not injured by this driver.

They get cremated in the main surely. 

[Bert got kinky]

 

vendors say religious amulets saved them

Of course they did darlings.

Are you interested in buying a bridge?

 

Edited March 31, 2022 by Bert got kinky

[Jaybott]

On 3/30/2022 at 2:56 AM, webfact said:

before falling into a pit prematurely dug for plumbing pipes

I'd say the pit was dug just in time.

[tingtong]

Breaking: a rouge amulet caused a pickup to swerve to a chonburi construction pit.

 

Edited March 31, 2022 by tingtong

[it is what it is]

On 3/29/2022 at 9:21 PM, SheikYabodyline said:

Amulets are wonderful things. They save lives....until they don't.

 

...and by that time, it's too late...