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Daily News Thai Caption: Strangled to death (by hanging wires)

 

Thailand's infamous hanging wires are in the news again after a motorcyclist was killed, reported Daily News

 

Bunkert, 40, was riding home along Route 2077 after doing some evening shopping on Thursday.

 

He came off his bike outside Lamduan Hospital. Wires were wrapped around his head and hands.

 

He was unconscious with a severe head injury that led to his death on Friday after he had been in ICU.

 

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His wife Pornthira, 42, said this was a busy road with many motorists. She called on those responsible for the wires to own up.

 

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Locals in the area said that many of the bundles of wires were just precariously hanging waiting for the wind to blow them down. 

 

Lamduan police are investigating to find out who is responsible for the wires that killed Bunkert. 

 

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This concrete truck wasn't concerned about hanging wires when it went straight through a T-junction in Dan Sai yesterday.

I think the home owners will need a lot more concrete when they rebuild their house. At least they are lucky to be alive, I understand the driver didn't survive.

There was another accident this afternoon on the same road nearby. A pickup took out a palm tree which then collected a following motorbike rider. I believe one of them was injured. 

 

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6 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Maybe now that someone has been killed by these wires

something might get done , not holding breath but.

regards Worgeordie

Yes, this happens too often, one would think in this century the wires would be under ground 

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1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

This concrete truck wasn't concerned about hanging wires when it went straight through a T-junction in Dan Sai yesterday.

I think the home owners will need a lot more concrete when they rebuild their house. At least they are lucky to be alive, I understand the driver didn't survive.

There was another accident this afternoon on the same road nearby. A pickup took out a palm tree which then collected a following motorbike rider. I believe one of them was injured. 

 

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How is that related to hanging wires?

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Perhaps if the unfortunate man killed by criminal actions by the company responsible for the wires involved in his death had been a doctor then we may see some real action to make those responsible pay .

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17 hours ago, mrfill said:

Not sure how a helmet would have prevented a low wire from garotting the rider but easier to blame the victim.

On a windy day I came with a hair of wires around my neck. I had on a helmet so my head would fine in the casket. I stopped and found a plastic bag and rock beside the road (not hard) and weighed down the wire.

I gave up on motorbikes after that.

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On 4/30/2022 at 4:07 PM, jerrymahoney said:

I saw that happen once first-hand where wires came down and roped a young woman on a motorbike to the ground. Not seriously injured.

 

It was extremely windy that day so motorbike riders of that should take note.

and wear a crash helmet

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