Road Collapse Causes Car to Plunge 1 Meter, Sustains Damage

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- In a shocking incident that took place on June 9th, 2023, at around 9:00 PM, the police in Khan Na Yao Sub-district received a report of a car accident involving a collapsed section of Ramintra Road.

 

Upon arriving at the scene, they found a car severely damaged in a large trench. The incident prompted immediate inspection and assistance from the local rescue organizations.

 

The incident occurred on the eastbound lane of Ramintra Road, in front of the Toyota showroom, heading towards Min Buri. Upon examining the second lane, authorities discovered a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, with license plate 9กก 97xx Bangkok, wedged into a trench that was approximately 2 meters wide and over 1 meter deep.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The car's front wheels were submerged in the collapsing section of the road, leading to significant traffic congestion. Thankfully, the driver did not sustain any injuries. However, due to the incident, traffic had to be diverted urgently.

 

During the initial investigation, the driver revealed that while driving along the road, they suddenly noticed a massive pothole, which they couldn't avoid in time, causing the car to plunge into the trench.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

In response, authorities quickly coordinated efforts to remove the vehicle from the sinkhole and collaborated with relevant agencies to repair the road and compensate for the damages incurred.

 

The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of regular infrastructure maintenance to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Local authorities are now focusing on addressing the road conditions and implementing measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

 

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[topt]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of regular infrastructure maintenance to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians.

Never ending reminders........

[rwill]

It looks like a larger section of the road is ready to collapse.  A lot of it is undermined.

[hotchilli]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:41 AM, webfact said:

The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of regular infrastructure maintenance to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Local authorities are now focusing on addressing the road conditions and implementing measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

They will search for other pot-holes and look into the matter

[KhunLA]

"plunge 1 meter" ...

... Maybe about 25 cm, the MPS's ground clearance.

[sammieuk1]

Its what its become here a pot hole in many ways ????

[ignore it]

The Pajero driver is asking for compensation for loss of his iPhone which was damaged when it slipped out of his hand and broke when his car fell into the craiter.

[blackshadow]

theres no one pointing at the hole!!!!

[actonion]

A reminder to carry out regular maintenance ?  This  road was  never built right to start with..  

[Hamus Yaigh]

21 minutes ago, blackshadow said:

theres no one pointing at the hole!!!!

They've gone one better and got a rescue worker jump in the hole with a car teetering overhead in the line of fire.

[VocalNeal]

Why motorbikes must ride in the left lane???? 

[watchcat]

3 hours ago, ignore it said:

The Pajero driver is asking for compensation for loss of his iPhone which was damaged when it slipped out of his hand and broke when his car fell into the craiter.

Why was he holding his phone whilst driving?

[Foxx]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:41 AM, webfact said:

license plate 9กก 97xx

No.  The licence plate was 9กก 9726.  You can see it clearly in the second photograph.  Why the coyness?

[Foxx]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:41 AM, webfact said:

in Khan Na Yao Sub-district

Incorrect.  It was in Ram Intra subdistrict in Khannayao district.  

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, watchcat said:

Why was he holding his phone whilst driving?

He wasn't.  "Ignore it" posted that he was  so ignore it.

Edited June 11, 2023 by Liverpool Lou

[Liverpool Lou]

17 minutes ago, Foxx said:

Incorrect.  It was in Ram Intra subdistrict in Khannayao district.  

It matters?

[Foxx]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

1 hour ago, Foxx said:

Incorrect.  It was in Ram Intra subdistrict in Khannayao district.  

It matters?

Yes.  Mistruths matters.  We wouldn't want another lying Fox News on our hands, would we?

[Liverpool Lou]

16 hours ago, Foxx said:

17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

17 hours ago, Foxx said:

Incorrect.  It was in Ram Intra subdistrict in Khannayao district.  

It matters?

Yes.  Mistruths matters.  We wouldn't want another lying Fox News on our hands, would we?

What you referred to weren't mistruths or lies, they were inconsequential journalistic errors but there are much worse things that we could have on our hands here, CNN, MSNBC come to mind very quickly.