Thailand road carnage: Myanmar woman dead - many injured - as workers fail to reach temple

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: (They) didn't reach the temple

 

Daily News reported that the carnage continued on the Thai roads, yet again involving a song thaew packed with workers performing a U-Turn that was hit by a truck trailer.

 

Inside the song thaew were 11 female rubber factory workers from Myanmar. 

 

Dead at the scene on Kanchanawanich Road heading into Sadao, Songkhla, southern Thailand was 23 year old Ming Mia Suu who was thrown out.

 

Seriously injured were four others and six were slightly injured - all were taken to Sadao Hospital.

 

Behind the wheel was a tourist police volunteer called Hemmarach.

 

The driver of the truck called Thammaron, 39, said he had clear dashcam footage and he blamed the song thaew driver for not looking.

 

He said he was only going 50 kmph as it was raining but the other vehicle just pulled into his path.

 

The Myanmar workers had rented the song thaew yesterday evening to take them to Wat Hua Thanon to make merit to mark the Buddhist holidays that begin today. 

 

But they never made it.

 

Sadao police are investigating. 

 

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[worgeordie]

U-Turns -raining - accidents waiting to happen , U- turns without rain

are one of the most dangerous places on Thai roads, up here in Chiang Mai,

they have closed many on the main roads ,after many accidents ,deaths,

you now have to travel further to do a  u-turn at the traffic lights , but

much safer.

regards worgeordie

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by worgeordie

[Aussieroaming]

And what will change in regards to driving protocols and or road design after yet another accident like this? Nothing. Just another news byline.

 

 

[vandeventer]

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

U-Turns -raining - accidents waiting to happen , U- turns without rain

are one of the most dangerous places on Thai roads, up here in Chiang Mai,

they have closed many on the main roads ,after many accidents ,deaths,

you now have to travel further to do a  u-turn at the traffic lights , but

much safer.

regards worgeordie

 

Yes U-turns can be very dangerous they do it to save money on putting lights there. Also have you noticed that many drivers drive fast when they should be driving slow and many drive painfully slow when they should be driving much faster? 

[JeffersLos]

 

Do the dolls represent the number of people he's already killed? Like WWII plane's kill markings? 

[cardinalblue]

Sorry but a u turn is a u turn regardless of where is on the road…

 

“don’t confuse activity with achievement” applies to how the gov trying to fool the people that they are doing something in making a difference…a shell game strategy 

 

Quite familiar with CM on u turn management…they closed a number of them so on road sections like saket road and Mae jo road, the lines are even longer to u turn which affects people’s impatience and increases poor decision making  when to go…

 

blind u turns still exist…instead they could have staggered them so one could have a full view to turn vs staring at a large pick up trying to make their own u turn

 

Blind u turns on roads with 90 km speed limits equate to a uncivilized culture all for the sake of saving money by not investing in smart signals which one always prioritizes with engineering controls over administrative or human controls…shameful in the 21st century

Edited July 13, 2022 by cardinalblue

[Enoon]

53 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

 

Do the dolls represent the number of people he's already killed? Like WWII plane's kill markings? 

Top lateral third of windscreen obscured by tassels, bottom lateral third obscured by dolls and the vertical third in the centre obscured by stick-on lettering.

 

The daschcam had a clear view and "saw" the songthaew............but he didn't.

 

****

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Enoon

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

you now have to travel further to do a  u-turn at the traffic lights , but

much safer.

How does having fewer U-turns make the remaining U-turns safer?

[worgeordie]

18 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

How does having fewer U-turns make the remaining U-turns safer?

Doing a U-turn at a traffic light is much safer , never said less U-turns make remaining U-turns  safer ....????

regards worgeordie

[Lucky Bones]

How the hell do you get hit by a truck/trailer?

Someone not paying attention?

 

[RichardColeman]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver of the truck called Thammaron, 39, said he had clear dashcam footage and he blamed the song thaew driver for not looking.

 

He said he was only going 50 kmph as it was raining but the other vehicle just pulled into his path.

Fair enough, post it. 

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, vandeventer said:

Yes U-turns can be very dangerous they do it to save money on putting lights there. Also have you noticed that many drivers drive fast when they should be driving slow and many drive painfully slow when they should be driving much faster? 

If they insist in keeping U-turns then they must be controlled by lights.

[actonion]

15 hours ago, Enoon said:

Top lateral third of windscreen obscured by tassels, bottom lateral third obscured by dolls and the vertical third in the centre obscured by stick-on lettering.

 

The daschcam had a clear view and "saw" the songthaew............but he didn't.

 

****

 

 

 

 

 

 

This must have been seen by traffic police a dozen times, a  windscreen covered in <deleted>, but as usual they do nothing