Brake failure coming down hill: Trucker burned in multiple collision in Prachinburi

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Daily News Thai Caption: Collision inferno

 

Police and rescue services in Prachinburi, central Thailand, were called after a truck carrying sugar descending Khao Tone suffered brake failure descending the hill on Route 304.

 

It careened into other trailers including one carrying saline solution and a pick-up.

 

It then burst into flames with the driver trapped in the cab.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Rescue services had to approach the scene going the wrong way up the hill due to a long tailback on the road leading to the hill. 

 

The driver of the sugar truck Akkraphan was rescued but had multiple burns. 

 

The other drivers involved had only minor injuries. All were taken to Na Dee Hospital. 

 

The pick-up driver Khamphee told the media that the truck had had a brake failure coming down the hill. It had come from Roi-Et and was on its way to Laem Chabang, reported Daily News. 

 

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[LoliLoso]

I wonder how the Pickup Driver knows that the truck had brake failure ????

[Olav Seglem]

When was the brakes last checked?

What was the weight of his load?

[IvorBiggun2]

How did the truck get over the central barrier?

[Will B Good]

9 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

How did the truck get over the central barrier?

....and the punchline is?

[yeahbutif]

I thought not again brake failure.... But I googled this it not just Thailand....Brake failure is a terrifying idea, but it fortunately doesn't happen very often. In fact, brake failures only cause about 5% of the car crashes in the US every year. Of course, there are 5.6 million car crashes in America every year, so brake failure accounts for about about 300,000 crashes per year.De

[IvorBiggun2]

37 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

....and the punchline is?

You tell me. I asked a serious question.

[ChrisY1]

Anyone that has seen these sugar trucks on the roads this time of the year, can plainly that they are death trucks....just rubbish trucks driven by lunatics!

[Classic Ray]

Possible causes as already mentioned, overloaded, poorly maintained.

 

Diesel fires uncommon after collisions, but many trucks here use LPG/CNG in big cylinders behind the cab, and they can catch fire if the valves etc are damaged in a crash.

[brianthainess]

Thais should be banned from hills and curves. I'm guessing brake fade/leaky hub oil seals , to lazy to change down a gear,  air brakes should not 'fail' it is the air pressure that keeps the brakes off, when there is low pressure the brakes come on audio warning. But watching HGV being tested here, no steering check, no low air buzzer checked, no load applied when on a rolling road brake test. etc. etc.

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

Thais should be banned from hills and curves. I'm guessing brake fade/leaky hub oil seals , to lazy to change down a gear,  air brakes should not 'fail' it is the air pressure that keeps the brakes off, when there is low pressure the brakes come on audio warning. But watching HGV being tested here, no steering check, no low air buzzer checked, no load applied when on a rolling road brake test. etc. etc.

I suspect when they state brake failure on a hill, they mean ‘over heated’…. & turn failed…. i.e. terrible driving of overloaded vehicles. 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

How did the truck get over the central barrier?

Now let me have a long hard think ???? got it ! possibly his brakes failed or driving too fast, both. ????

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The pick-up driver Khamphee told the media that the truck had had a brake failure coming down the hill. It had come from Roi-Et and was on its way to Laem Chabang,

Riding the brakes all the way down instead of using low gears... driver error again.

[Kwaibill]

 Not an uncommon  occurrence with big trucks. Why they often have “runaway truck” ramps on long steep slopes in the US. Preventative maintenance is probably a big factor here.
An acquaintance in the US got his one million mile accident free logged miles award. Wonder if anyone in Thailand ever did that.. 

[IvorBiggun2]

20 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Now let me have a long hard think ???? got it ! possibly his brakes failed or driving too fast, both. ????

The accident is pictured with the vehicles on the right hand side of the dual carriageway which leads me to believe the vehicles were travelling uphill. Therefore brakes should not have been needed     ????

[riclag]

Going down these mountains in a big truck one must use the lowest gear and apply “air brakes” accordingly!

Inexperienced drivers , faulty brakes due to air loss could be the cause.

Scary 

[IvorBiggun2]

28 minutes ago, riclag said:

Going down these mountains in a big truck one must use the lowest gear and apply “air brakes” accordingly!

But this accident happened on the right hand side of the dual carriageway which is going uphill. The truck on the left of the picture is going downhill. No sign of any truck having gone through the concrete central barrier.

 

[keithkarmann]

On 1/6/2023 at 11:47 AM, LoliLoso said:

I wonder how the Pickup Driver knows that the truck had brake failure ????

Some have special skills.

[Will B Good]

On 1/6/2023 at 10:14 AM, brianthainess said:

Thais should be banned from hills and curves. 

I was going to say what an excellent idea....then recalled 80% of all accidents over the holiday period were on straight roads in good weather....555

[Will B Good]

On 1/6/2023 at 5:40 AM, IvorBiggun2 said:

You tell me. I asked a serious question.

Oh dear....wrong time of the month?

[riclag]

5 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

But this accident happened on the right hand side of the dual carriageway which is going uphill. The truck on the left of the picture is going downhill. No sign of any truck having gone through the concrete central barrier.

 

Read the headline !

Brake failure coming down hill

Police and rescue services in Prachinburi, central Thailand, were called after a truck carrying sugar descending Khao Tone suffered brake failure descending the hill on Route 304.

 

This is what the news reported ! You’re entitled to your opinions 

 

 

[IvorBiggun2]

41 minutes ago, riclag said:

This is what the news reported ! You’re entitled to your opinions 

The report is wrong. It's speculation. Look at the trucks.