A 25-year-old man met his demise after getting hit by a train at a railway crossing in Pattaya on Sunday, January 1st.

 

Pattaya police and Sawang Boriboon emergency responders were notified of a fatal crash that took place at a railway crossing near the Thamma Samakkhi temple in the Nongprue subdistrict of Banglamung district, Chonburi, at 8:30 PM.

 

Local residents and motorists were forming around the accident scene when the authorities arrived. In the grass beside the train track, police found the deceased victim, 25-year-old Mr. Settawut Uttha, with severe injuries around his body. His yellow Vespa motorcycle was crushed by train No. 5101 heading to the Sattahip district.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/02/motorcyclist-dies-after-trying-to-beat-train-in-pattaya/

 

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Me first, me first....not this time! RIP

They never learn do they?...

"The train driver, 43-year-old Mr. Weerawat Worawong, told The Pattaya News that the victim marked the 20th casualty in his 10-year career as the train driver."

 

let me do some math... provided Mr. Weerawat Worawong  doesn't retire before, that will make 40 casualties in 10 years! scary and tragic

Speed kills - RTP may well take this on board during the next century.

"The train driver, 43-year-old Mr. Weerawat Worawong, told The Pattaya News that the victim marked the 20th casualty in his 10-year career as the train driver."

 

Kind of puts everything into perspective. Where I come from, a single incident like this might well have the train driver traumatised and never to drive again. Here it happens more often than a performance review. Incredible figures and so utterly avoidable.

This train driver must hold the world record, for rail crossing deaths caused by idiots going round barriers. were they all at the same crossing ? or on the same line,? or is it just bad reporting that in fact he was not the train driver in all 20 incidents. 

7 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

This train driver must hold the world record, for rail crossing deaths caused by idiots going round barriers. were they all at the same crossing ? or on the same line,? or is it just bad reporting that in fact he was not the train driver in all 20 incidents. 

I am pulling things out of the air but I guess I hear of such incidents in this area (Banglamung) at least once a year.. also include the odd one where someone has gone to sleep on the railway lines!  There are quite a few crossings.. 

Makes me fearful of when we get the high speed trains up and running!

Edited January 3, 20233 yr by jacko45k

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

They never learn do they?...

They will not learn, downright refuse to. Most of them think they know it all already. ????‍♂️

1-0 to the train again rinse and repeat ????Rip

1 hour ago, Pique Dard said:

"The train driver, 43-year-old Mr. Weerawat Worawong, told The Pattaya News that the victim marked the 20th casualty in his 10-year career as the train driver."

 

let me do some math... provided Mr. Weerawat Worawong  doesn't retire before, that will make 40 casualties in 10 years! scary and tragic

Incredible statistic, but not surprising given the absurdly high levels of stupidity I witness daily on the roads here.

 

The majority simply should not be allowed to drive or ride a bike.

Just now, Mr Meeseeks said:

They will not learn, downright refuse to. Most of them think they know it all already. ????‍♂️

We are just stewpid falang and know nothing.

8 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

This train driver must hold the world record, for rail crossing deaths caused by idiots going round barriers. were they all at the same crossing ? or on the same line,? or is it just bad reporting that in fact he was not the train driver in all 20 incidents. 

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

We are just stewpid falang and know nothing.

We bother about silly things like safety, morals, ethics, trust and obligations... silly farangs.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

They never learn do they?...

It's a bit late to learn anything after you have been crushed under a train.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

They never learn do they?...

They haven't been trained????

Impatience is normal here.  And wondering where the deceased was going to that made him decide he just couldn't wait for the train to pass?  A som tum meal?  I am sure being a minute delayed would not have made any difference.  Rushing to get somewhere where there is no urgency to get to is the norm here. 

His machine was a yellow Vespa. Relatively expensive compared to a basic Honda Wave. Would that indicate that he was a more serious rider than average?

Guess his "protection" amulet wasn't working on that trip.

Does he get counted in the holiday road statistics or does being on a railway line make him a non-road user.

2 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

"The train driver, 43-year-old Mr. Weerawat Worawong, told The Pattaya News that the victim marked the 20th casualty in his 10-year career as the train driver."

 

let me do some math... provided Mr. Weerawat Worawong  doesn't retire before, that will make 40 casualties in 10 years! scary and tragic

You are not very good at math, are you? Now we think.

How many year was it already?
What do you think retirement age is in Thailand?

Now try again. ???? 

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

They will not learn, downright refuse to. Most of them think they know it all already. ????‍♂️

'They' and 'them'

Don't know that this driver impatience is limited to Thailand only.

Though the overall driving/motorcycle standards here are often dreadful in terms of risk taking. 

No rail lines in our area of SE Thailand - if there were I'm sure there'd be riders/drivers desperate to 'beat the train'.

 

For example: USA 2021: 9251 train/vehicle incidents; 901 fatalities. More than two a day

'They' never learn!

 

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I hope he didn't have any children. For Darwin/evolution to be effective, have to take out defectives before they breed.