Motorcyclists Crash into Barrier, Fall into Power Line Pit on Ladprao Road

[webfact]

 

In a late-night incident, two Burmese men riding a motorcycle crashed through a barrier and fell into a pit of power lines on Ladprao Road, leaving both injured.

 

The accident occurred around 01:00 AM on August 19, 2023. Emergency rescue teams and construction workers rushed to the scene to assist the injured men, who were trapped around 15 meters deep, reported Thai Rath.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Rescue efforts involved using a winch to lift the black motorcycle and attaching a hoist to a metal cage to raise the injured riders for initial medical care. The men, both of Burmese nationality without identification, were later transferred to Ratchawithi Hospital for further treatment.

 

Near the accident site, construction personnel were also working on another section of the power line pit near Ratchadaphisek-Ram Inthra intersection, where they had halted construction to aid the injured motorcyclists.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Preliminary information suggested that the riders had appeared intoxicated, with one of them riding the motorcycle while the other was on the pillion seat.

 

They entered Ladprao Road from Ratchadaphisek-Ram Inthra and crashed through a barrier set up by workers conducting maintenance on the power lines.

 

Top Picture: Thai Rath

 

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[Harsh Jones]

Imagine falling into that thing. Damn...

[Lucky Bones]

If you are going to stuff up, may as well do it in a big way.????????

Edited August 19, 2023 by Lucky Bones

[spidermike007]

Darwin insisted that some species and some members of those species were more fit for survival than others. It would appear the roads here, and especially motorbike riders, are a perfect example of his theories in action. 

 

It takes certain qualities to survive on the roads here. Patience, being very conscious of your surroundings, driving defensively, avoiding excessive speed, especially in town, following basic traffic rules and laws and avoiding being overly stupid, at all times. That includes driving a bike when you are drunk enough to be nearly blind! 

 

[JeffersLos]

No twig. 

[JeffersLos]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

with one of them riding the motorcycle while the other was on the pillion seat.

So that's how it's done. 

 

And there's me riding pillion while sitting on the gas tank. 

[JensenZ]

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Darwin insisted that some species and some members of those species were more fit for survival than others. It would appear the roads here, and especially motorbike riders, are a perfect example of his theories in action. 

 

It takes certain qualities to survive on the roads here. Patience, being very conscious of your surroundings, driving defensively, avoiding excessive speed, especially in town, following basic traffic rules and laws and avoiding being overly stupid, at all times. That includes driving a bike when you are drunk enough to be nearly blind! 

 

it has nothing to do with the species. Back in the 1970's in Australia the roads were like the Wild West with drunk driving and speeding at extreme levels. It took decades to get it under control, but that's in a country where the cities are smaller and easier to control due to the way they are built... and where only a small percentage of the population ride motorcycles. Many places have one road in and one road out, so it's easy to set up road blocks. That's impossible in Bangkok. The population of Bangkok alone is nearly half of the whole of Australia.

[spidermike007]

17 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

it has nothing to do with the species. Back in the 1970's in Australia the roads were like the Wild West with drunk driving and speeding at extreme levels. It took decades to get it under control, but that's in a country where the cities are smaller and easier to control due to the way they are built... and where only a small percentage of the population ride motorcycles. Many places have one road in and one road out, so it's easy to set up road blocks. That's impossible in Bangkok. The population of Bangkok alone is nearly half of the whole of Australia.

Survival is survival. Either you have the instinct or you don't. Aussies are not exempt. From the 1st time I got on a bike at 15, I had a sense of how dangerous it could be. Got in two minor accidents in my teens. None since. Awareness, presence of mind, and consciousness are big assets when it comes to survival. 

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[Emdog]

Now THAT is what I call a pothole!

[webfact]

Drunken motorcyclists plunge into power cable pit on Ladprao road
by Samantha Rose

 

Image courtesy of Sanook

 

Emergency responders rushed to help two Burmese men after they reportedly plunged into a conduit for power cables on Ladprao Road, located in front of the Lumnai Bar, home to controversial figure Kru Gaiyageaw. The unfortunate incident occurred a little after 1am yesterday, due to an alleged careless motorcycle ride.

 

The two victims, believed to be intoxicated, had been riding a black motorcycle. The journey, which started from Ratchadaphisek Road and was supposed to culminate along Ladprao Road, was interrupted when the riders encountered an under-construction conduit pit. Despite barriers installed by construction workers to mark off the work area, the motorcyclists ignored the obstacle, leading to the plummet into the 15 metre-deep pit.

 

Assistance arrived in the form of a crane truck, driven by a worker who was on duty at the adjacent construction site. He reportedly used the vehicle’s winch to help recover the heavily damaged, mud-racked motorcycle from the bottom of the pit. A makeshift scaffold was also used to hoist the injured victims to the ground level, who were semi-conscious but still responsive.

Premier medical aid was administered at the site before the injured duo was transported to Rachawithi Hospital for further medical procedures. Ironically, the victims couldn’t be immediately identified as they had no identification documents on them.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/drunken-motorcyclists-plunge-into-power-cable-pit-on-ladprao-road

 

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[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, Emdog said:

Now THAT is what I call a pothole!

I'd call it a utility Well.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Imagine falling into that thing. Damn...

Quite the hole in the ground... 

[soalbundy]

For my next trick.........

[BarraMarra]

More basic health n Safety issues in Construction in Thailand a simple cover would have prevented this.

[steven100]

That's a 15m drop ... they were extremely lucky they weren't killed.  To much booze  !