One person killed, three seriously injured after sedan tried to beat train at crossing in Chonburi

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

Mueang district, Chonburi — A driver was killed and three passengers were seriously injured when their sedan collided with a train in Chonburi while trying to outrun it before crossing a railway intersection.

A shocking incident took place early this morning, September 9th, when Pol. Lt. Surachaiyot Chuaykaew from the Don Hua Lo police station responded to a fatal accident involving a black Honda Civic sedan and a train in the Don Hua Lo subdistrict of Mueang district, Chonburi.

At around 3.30 a.m., the unidentified female victim aged about 35-years-old was found dead outside of her sedan wreckage beside a railway. Police and rescue workers then found another three victims (two men and one woman) stuck in the car, all were above 35-years-old and sustained serious injuries, so they were hurried to Chonburi Hospital for emergency aid.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/09/one-person-killed-three-seriously-injured-after-sedan-tried-to-beat-train-at-crossing-in-chonburi/

 

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[EVENKEEL]

Hong Thong will make you smart and quick.

[Dmaxdan]

Patience is a rare commodity amongst Thai drivers.

Many perish needlessly on the roads because they are just incapable of stoping and waiting. Such a shame. 

 

 

[kcpattaya]

At least, the person that caused this chaos met with Karma.
And Karma is a bitch.  

[Blue Muton]

“....... their sedan collided with a train in Chonburi while trying to outrun it”

 

I guess the train won.

[sammieuk1]

Train 1 car 0 is the way it always ends ????

[JoePai]

The only sympathy I have is with the train driver

[bendejo]

A country boy from Dixie told me this one:

what's a redneck's last words?

 

"Hey y'all, watch this!"

 

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

At around 3.30 a.m., the unidentified female victim aged about 35-years-old was found dead outside of her sedan wreckage beside a railway. Police and rescue workers then found another three victims (two men and one woman) stuck in the car, all were above 35-years-old and sustained serious injuries

Maybe a way of ending a family argument once and for all?

 

 

[Henryford]

Killed herself and destroyed 3 lives to save 20 seconds. No doubt <deleted> as a newt.

[ezzra]

Some people should not be allowed to drive and if this woman was dicing with death by train it's probably not the her first time doing stupid things on the road but this time she paid dearly for it...

[tomazbodner]

I know this is in bad taste for the deceased but... Crazy woman! From linked article:

 

Mr. Tu Maneewan, a station master and a witness, told associated Thai media, “The train was coming, so I dropped the barrier in advance. I saw a black sedan waiting behind another car.”

The officer carried on, “Then the sedan suddenly overtook that car, crashed through the barrier, and tried to outrun the train.” The sedan, however, failed miserably and got hit by the train in the middle and was dragged over 500 meters.”

 

Was that a suicide or attempt to end it for all in the car?

[Wiggy]

The sedan tried to beat the train? I guess it it accelerated all by itself. It’s time the headlines changed to indicate it’s the driver was at fault (if applicable). 
 

 

Edited September 10, 2022 by Wiggy

[Photoguy21]

A very strong contender for a Darwin award.

[Photoguy21]

55 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

I know this is in bad taste for the deceased but... Crazy woman! From linked article:

 

Mr. Tu Maneewan, a station master and a witness, told associated Thai media, “The train was coming, so I dropped the barrier in advance. I saw a black sedan waiting behind another car.”

The officer carried on, “Then the sedan suddenly overtook that car, crashed through the barrier, and tried to outrun the train.” The sedan, however, failed miserably and got hit by the train in the middle and was dragged over 500 meters.”

 

Was that a suicide or attempt to end it for all in the car?

Maybe she didn't like the colour of her car and wanted an excuse to buy a new one.

[trainman34014]

Hard to feel sorry for these people; majority of Thai Drivers appear to be as Dumb as Bricks !

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, JoePai said:

The only sympathy I have is with the train driver

I have some for the innocent three, seriously injured, passengers.

[JeffersLos]

She fought the train

 

5 hours ago, Blue Muton said:

the train won

 

[Liverpool Lou]

"All three surviving victims remained at a hospital as of press time. Don Hu Lo police said they would interrogate all of them to find out why the deceased woman was in such a hurry. It was unclear what charges would be pressed".

 

My guess is that no charges will be made against the dead woman driver.

[ThailandRyan]

Interviewing the victims, not interrogating them is the right verbiage.  Asking questions instead of being accusatory.  My experience is that an Interrogation takes the shape of cross questioning and the role of the person asking questions is different from the role of an interviewer. Often interrogation take place in a lopsided condition where the interrogator looks like an aggressor and the suspect finds him in a desperate situation.

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Interviewing the victims, not interrogating them is the right verbiage.  Asking questions instead of being accusatory.  My experience is that an Interrogation takes the shape of cross questioning and the role of the person asking questions is different from the role of an interviewer. Often interrogation take place in a lopsided condition where the interrogator looks like an aggressor and the suspect finds him in a desperate situation.

Solly sir. Thai writer not unnerstan Inglit good as you.

[spidermike007]

In this life, as Darwin attested, there are certain qualities required for survival and insurance of a long and healthy life. Patience, intelligence, vision and skill are amongst those qualities. 

 

Rule #1. Never try to outrun an incoming train. Very, very basic stuff. For most people, it is a simple instinct. Unfortunately, not for all. 

 

Rule #2. Never drive with a maniacal person who tries to outrun trains. Better to walk. 

Edited September 10, 2022 by spidermike007

[Mr Meeseeks]

9 hours ago, ezzra said:

Some people should not be allowed to drive and if this woman was dicing with death by train it's probably not the her first time doing stupid things on the road but this time she paid dearly for it...

Some? The majority as evidenced by my daily experiences. 

 

8 hours ago, Wiggy said:

The sedan tried to beat the train? I guess it it accelerated all by itself. It’s time the headlines changed to indicate it’s the driver was at fault (if applicable). 
 

 

Careful. Defamation,. The family of the deceased might press charges. 

[NoshowJones]

9 hours ago, Henryford said:

Killed herself and destroyed 3 lives to save 20 seconds. No doubt <deleted> as a newt.

It's just like at traffic lights in Thailand, the reason so many drivers jump the red light is because in most cases they know if they stop, they are, in their eyes, in for a long wait. In traffic lights outside of city boundaries. When it is not busy, you can often see small amounts of traffic in three or four directions all just sitting there waiting for the green light.

[jaywalker]

8 hours ago, Wiggy said:

The sedan tried to beat the train? I guess it it accelerated all by itself. It’s time the headlines changed to indicate it’s the driver was at fault (if applicable). 
 

 

Brakes failed.

[steven100]

stupid is as stupid does ......  they are so dumb sometimes.  

[Pattaya Spotter]

I bet if the driver and her friends were all under 35, they would have escaped unharmed.

[Postmaster]

 

I feel sad also for the injured passengers who were quite possibly pleading with the driver to stop !

[metisdead]

There's the injured barrier that was dropped in advance:

 

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/09/one-person-killed-three-seriously-injured-after-sedan-tried-to-beat-train-at-crossing-in-chonburi/

[NanLaew]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Interviewing the victims, not interrogating them is the right verbiage.  Asking questions instead of being accusatory.  My experience is that an Interrogation takes the shape of cross questioning and the role of the person asking questions is different from the role of an interviewer. Often interrogation take place in a lopsided condition where the interrogator looks like an aggressor and the suspect finds him in a desperate situation.

And then there's the RTP style interview...

[swerve]

She crashed through the barrier to beat the train.  Who does that?  She was drunk is my guess.