Cement mixer plows into ordination parade in NE - three dead, many injuries - driver fled scene

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Three dead, multiple injuries

 

Daily News reported on a serious accident in the north east of Thailand when a cement mixer collided with a vehicle that was part of an ordination parade, then hit another truck and ended up in a roadside ditch.

 

The driver fled the scene in the confusion as rescue personnel attended to the dead and people with injuries.

 

The carnage resulted in the death of three women named as Thawin, Sopha and Suban.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

One died at the scene and two were pronounced dead in Cheun Chom Hospital.

 

The accident happened on the Chiang Yeun to Klong Yai Road in Kutpladuk sub-district of Mahasarakham yesterday.

 

Thirteen people were injured with some transferred to hospitals in Mahasarakham and Khon Kaen.

 

Witnesses said that the cement mixer lost control at a bend and hit the vehicle in the parade then another truck.

 

Police are hunting for the driver who fled the scene.

 

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[stoner]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Witnesses said that the cement mixer lost control at a bend

this tends to happen when you are travelling at warp 4 with 97 tones of cement in the back. 

[brianthainess]

RIP to all, but how many exactly were illegally traveling (standing) in the back of the truck, no real excuse for the cement truck to hit them, but I've seen these parades, all standing, playing drums etc. dancing about, and hogging the road, causing tailbacks. just saying. 

[markclover]

It's not set in stone yet but if he is caught he might have to pay a fine and provide a recent photo.

[KiChakayan]

Fleeing the scene would make it murder in most civilised countries, but.. RIP

[Mr Meeseeks]

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

The driver fled the scene

Of course he did.

[sammieuk1]

 Hunt him down and bag him ????Rip

[VinnieK]

45 minutes ago, stoner said:

this tends to happen when you are travelling at warp 4 with 97 tones of cement in the back. 

..and drunk or high as a kite.

No phobem.

[4MyEgo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver fled the scene in the confusion as rescue personnel attended to the dead and people with injuries.

What can I say, if they don't change the way they do things here, e.g. lock up fleeing drivers for a minimum 10 years, ban these parades on public roads unless supervised by police, front and rear, and make getting a license for truck drivers harder than just sitting down and watching a video, plus stricter truck checks, nothing will ever change.

 

RIP

[Will B Good]

There's a large dam being built not too far from us and we see a lot of fully loaded cement lorries........the speed they drive at through the villages is terrifying......they have no concerns about killing anyone.

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

RIP to all, but how many exactly were illegally traveling (standing) in the back of the truck, no real excuse for the cement truck to hit them, but I've seen these parades, all standing, playing drums etc. dancing about, and hogging the road, causing tailbacks. just saying. 

Yes, I've seen it many times and I'm minded to ask whether front and rear' markers' had been posted to warn approaching traffic of the slow moving parade. These kind of accidents rarely result from one factor alone.

[metisdead]

A troll post and a reply has been removed.

[Wiggy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Witnesses said that the cement mixer lost control at a bend and hit the vehicle in the parade then another truck.

 

Police are hunting for the driver who fled the scene.

I don’t understand why the driver fled the scene. It’s obvious he wasn’t at fault as it seems the cement mixer lost control all by itself. 

[PJPom]

All these comments about who did what and what was missing to ensure the safety of people completely miss the point. 
This is Thailand, the unconquerable nation that has never been ruled by Westerners, they do it their way so don’t bring your “elf and safety “ here, nobody listens.

 

[Tarteso]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

fled the scene.

Take a look in Mamá house

[billd766]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

RIP to all, but how many exactly were illegally traveling (standing) in the back of the truck, no real excuse for the cement truck to hit them, but I've seen these parades, all standing, playing drums etc. dancing about, and hogging the road, causing tailbacks. just saying. 

The cement truck looks as though it will carry 9 cubic metres so the all up weight would be 22.5 tons of concrete, plus the weight of the truck, say another 5 or 6 tons.

 

The problem as I see it, was NOT the people standing in the trucks, but the stupid concrete truck driver, who was most probably driving recklessly and too fast, IMO.

 

That was proved as the truck driver did a runner.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Police are hunting for the driver who fled the scene.

Murder charge.

[Mr Meeseeks]

6 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

nothing will ever change.

Correct.

 

It is utterly beyond their intellect and ability to change anything. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Murder charge.

Maybe in the West but it is culturally acceptable here. 

[RichardColeman]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver fled the scene in the confusion

Very simple. You make the company liable for any driver that flees the scene, the deaths of the people, any prison time and the compensation.

[Burma Bill]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Police are hunting for the driver who fled the scene.

A check with the cement company's roster sheet should identify him - or was he a migrant?

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Maybe in the West but it is culturally acceptable here. 

Sadly