Truck goes through red light and hits school bus in Ayutthaya - teacher driver thrown out, student hurt

[webfact]

video screenshot

 

Dramatic VIDEO footage from Ayutthaya published by Thai Rath showed the moment when a private school bus taking students home was involved in a collision with a ten wheel truck carrying sand that went through a red light.

 

The school bus spun round and ended up damaging a pick-up outside a motorcycle shop.

 

The teacher driving the vehicle - Prasit Raksa, 37 - was injured after being thrown out of the vehicle. A student was also taken to hospital with a wrist injury.

 

Police captain Charoenchai Phothisarach from the Nakhon Luang constabulary attended the scene in Bang Rakam sub-district at 4.30 pm.

 

Teacher in charge of students on the bus Phairee Buttawong, 27, said they had been taking 30 students of various levels home and five were still left on the bus.

 

A witness said the bus went through a red light, a fact confirmed by CCTV.

 

Trucker Kiatsak, 42, stopped 100 meters down the road with a burst left rear tire. He said he was carrying 32 tons of sand to Saraburi.

 

He said he saw the green light from a distance then it turned to amber and he tried to get across the intersection. He was unable to brake in time. He was in shock.

 

Police are investigating.

 

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[ChrisY1]

" he tried to get across the intersection. He was unable to brake in time. He was in shock."

An everyday event in Thailand.....red lights just mean go faster!

[swm59nj]

Red lights,  pedestrians,  crosswalks,  seatbelts are for the most part not recognized in the LOS

[hidbehindthesofa]

I am at a loss to understand how the teacher/driver was thrown out.

 

Surely as an educated man with a university degree and holding a licence which qualifies him to drive a school bus, he would have been wearing a seat belt ?

[Asquith Production]

25 minutes ago, hidbehindthesofa said:

I am at a loss to understand how the teacher/driver was thrown out.

 

Surely as an educated man with a university degree and holding a licence which qualifies him to drive a school bus, he would have been wearing a seat belt ?

Educated does not also mean he as common sense

[metisdead]

Here's the link to the Dramatic VIDEO footage from Ayutthaya  mentioned in the OP:

 

https://www.thairath.co.th/video/news/topnews/hotclip/721093

[soalbundy]

57 minutes ago, hidbehindthesofa said:

I am at a loss to understand how the teacher/driver was thrown out.

 

Surely as an educated man with a university degree and holding a licence which qualifies him to drive a school bus, he would have been wearing a seat belt ?

TIT, why would you assume that?

[worgeordie]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A witness said the bus went through a red light, a fact confirmed by CCTV.

"He said he saw the green light from a distance then it turned to amber and he tried to get across the intersection. He was unable to brake in time. He was in shock."    that's the trucker ,so who actually went through the red light.

more top notch reporting ,where you have to guess who did what .....

 

Just watched the video , worth a 1000 words , its the truck that went through red light.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

[Jaybott]

He said he saw the green light from a distance then it turned to amber and he tried to get across the intersection. He was unable to brake in time. He was in shock.

 

So an amber light means speed up?

[transam]

Lucky there were only a few kids left on the bus...

 

Trucker can't get out of this one....

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, hidbehindthesofa said:

I am at a loss to understand how the teacher/driver was thrown out.

 

Surely as an educated man with a university degree and holding a licence which qualifies him to drive a school bus, he would have been wearing a seat belt ?

Educated in Thailand...licensed to drive in Thailand

if you get my drift.

[brianthainess]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A witness said the bus went through a red light, a fact confirmed by CCTV.

What! what was confirmed by CCTV is, it was the Truck, and the driver admitted it. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

7 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

" he tried to get across the intersection. He was unable to brake in time. He was in shock."

An everyday event in Thailand.....red lights just mean go faster!

Doesn't matter, he is still 100% at fault.

[Gandtee]

2 hours ago, hidbehindthesofa said:

I am at a loss to understand how the teacher/driver was thrown out.

 

Surely as an educated man with a university degree and holding a licence which qualifies him to drive a school bus, he would have been wearing a seat belt ?

Surely you jest.

 

[Foghorn]

That’ll cost him ,  500 baht 

[kidneyw]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

He was in shock.

Not as much though as the school bus driver.

[VocalNeal]

4 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Educated does not also mean he as common sense

I.E Asean now.

Q.E.D.

 

That and and The Serenity Prayer.

Edited February 10, 2023 by VocalNeal

[The Old Bull]

You know you are in Thailand if you end up going through a red light, feeling a little guilty, look in your rear view mirror and see three guys come through behind you.