Picture: Thai Rath

 

Si Somdet police in Roi-Et, north eastern Thailand were called after a pick-up hit a bridge and overturned at the Nong Saeng creek on Route 23, the Mahasarakham to Roi-Et Road at KM marker 90.

 

The red plate (brand new) Revo pick-up was completely destroyed.

 

Its driver Kriangkrai was unconscious and taken to Roi-Et hospital with serious injuries.

 

His passenger was by a door of the car dead. She was named as 28 year old Arunruthai from Nakhon Rathchasima.

 

The bridge and a kilometer marker post were damaged on what is a four lane road.

 

There were no reports of other vehicles being involved in the Thai Rath story, notes ASEAN NOW.

 

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Wow that was some impact !

RIP to the lady and hope the driver survives. Always makes me wonder just how these types of incident occur. Almost certainly too fast but what caused the loss of control? FWIW some of the worst and inexperienced driving I see is often red plate vehicles. Almost as if it's the driver's first ever time on the road with zero consideration of risk to themselves and others.  

 

A quick look through the "Reels" on Facebook, will show dozens of similar crashes....usually always pick-ups belching clouds of black smoke....meaning foot to the boards!

Strangly, almost all these sites are posted by online gambling sites!

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Almost as if it's the driver's first ever time on the road with zero consideration of risk to themselves and others.  

 

If they had to take a proper driving test then that would be one of the things they'd be aware of (and probably ignore anyway). But......

what does a red plate heve to do with pathetic driving skills!!!????

Young men in Thailand have been fooled by the car manufacturers that a pickup can be considered a fast sporty  vehicle that they are 100 percent not .

Pickup trucks should be sold with a device to limit the speed to 80 kmh . If sales go down so be it .