Four people seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Pattaya area, driver blames slippery road

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Chonburi — Four people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on a wet Chonburi road. 

 

Four victims were rescued from the pickup truck wreckage by Pattaya Sawang Boriboon rescuers and Huai Yai police after their vehicle collided with a sedan.

 

The victims got into an accident around 9 PM at the entrance of Nong Ta Son Village in Banglamung’s Khao Mai Kaew subdistrict. The four victims included Ms. Pennapha Phanwong, 33, Mr. Watchiraphon Srisoonthorn, 53, Mr. Ekarat Puangsombat, 27, and Mr. Songphol Ruangwittayawut, 33. All were Thai nationals and sustained moderate to serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/15/four-people-seriously-injured-in-two-vehicle-crash-in-pattaya-area-driver-blames-slippery-road/

 

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The victims were transported to a nearby hospital. 

[keithkarmann]

Nothing to do with excessive speed and stupidity?

[rwill]

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

[Mywayboy]

Brake failure AGAIN both unable to stop.

Wet road soooo slippery. 

[Gsxrnz]

Things do tend to get slippery when wet.

[steve187]

1 hour ago, rwill said:

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

do they in fact teach anything in relation to a Thai drivers licence

[RichardColeman]

Mr. Manop Totrakarn about what he saw and were told the sedan driven by Utsa was traveling at high speed. Manop stated Utsa tried to overtake another vehicle before he lost control, started to spin, and then slammed into the pickup truck.

 

Nuff said, 500,000 to the innocent parties plus all hospital bills, 3 years driving ban also

[leither69]

I passed the accident.  The roads were bone dry!! Baffled by their statement.

[bamnutsak]

Variation on the "brake failure" excuse.

 

 

[Lucky Bones]

1 hour ago, rwill said:

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

Nope, if the speedo goes up to 220 k's then that is the benchmark.

Just pull the seat as far forward as possible, stare straight ahead and pedal to the metal.????????

[mikebell]

59 minutes ago, leither69 said:

I passed the accident.  The roads were bone dry!! Baffled by their statement.

SOP for Lieland.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, rwill said:

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

They don't an opportunity for that when they drive around the testing centre car park to prove their skills.

[blackshadow]

2 hours ago, rwill said:

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

simple answer is a BIG NO !!!!!

[blackshadow]

1 hour ago, steve187 said:

do they in fact teach anything in relation to a Thai drivers licence

AGAIN answer is a big NO 

[AustinRacing]

Watch out for the defamation case brought forward by "slippery road". We see too often it is blamed for accidents. 

[smedly]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

driver blames slippery road

was the slippery road behind the wheel

 

 

everything to blame except the driver

[pipeflaw]

Stop reporting that the driver "blamed" the accident on slippery roads. This is not a defense to driving too fast on wet roads and losing control. This is actually an admission by the driver that he/she was negligent for driving too fast for the road conditions at the time.

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, leither69 said:

I passed the accident.  The roads were bone dry!! Baffled by their statement.

I am baffled by your statement, as in the FULL STORY vid it is raining. 

[Aussieroaming]

This happens daily, all over Thailand. Why is this even a story?

[digger70]

12 hours ago, rwill said:

Do they even teach about driving a safe speed for the road conditions here?

No ,No need to ask.