Fatal highway crash: Container truck skids off course, collides with taxi

[webfact]

 

A container truck skidded off course on the highway, causing its container to unhinge and cross the median strip, resulting in a fatal crash with an oncoming taxi. The accident happened on the special highway between cities number nine around kilometre 58+000 heading towards Bang Phli, at approximately 9.25pm yesterday.

 

The truck veered from the leftmost lane to the far right. The truck driver attempted to counter-steer to avoid crashing into the median strip.

 

However, the container being transported toppled from the truck and crossed the median strip into the oncoming lane, leading to a violent crash with an approaching taxi. Emergency services from the highway and the Ruamkatanyu Foundation hurriedly provided assistance.

 

Upon inspection, it was found that an unnamed 40 year old female passenger was thrown out of the taxi and died on the spot. Another unnamed passenger, a 45 year old man, was injured in the head. Rescue workers quickly transported him to Sirindhorn Hospital.

 

by Samantha Rose

Top Picture courtesy of สมพาน แจ่มใส Facebook

 

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[Deserted]

Not the first incident of this kind in the big smoke.

[scubascuba3]

Freak accident, taxi was going in opposite direction, talk about bad luck

[rwill]

Another case of a container not being properly locked down to the trailer?  

[Bangkok Barry]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A container truck skidded off course on the highway, causing its container to unhinge and cross the median strip, resulting in a fatal crash with an oncoming taxi.

Any of us, no matter how carefully we drive, can be snuffed out in an instant on Thai roads. Just the way it is.

[quake]

Very unlucky.

R.I.P lady.

[RichardColeman]

Good thing thais do not have an over abundance of nuclear waste on the road, as you know half the populace would be looking like the Toxic Avenger within a few years with constant accident spillage 

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, quake said:

Very unlucky.

R.I.P lady.

Unlucky 'coz the driver was to lazy to lock the container on.

[quake]

5 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Unlucky 'coz the driver was to lazy to lock the container on.

Well the truck was out of control before the container come off.

so even if it was locked down it could still have killed other people.

So yes,  she was very unlucky and the taxi drive is lucky his not dead.

 

 

 

 

[ozz1]

These trucks travel far too fast I'm not surprised that this would happen

 

 

[Wiggy]

Looks like a failure to secure the container using the twist locks, Otherwise, it’s almost impossible for a container to separate from its trailer, for good reason. 

[webfact]

Container catastrophe near Bangkok airport claims Thai woman’s life
By Petch Petpailin

 

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ ตู้ด่วน เมืองชล

 

Tragedy struck over the weekend, as a Thai woman lost her life in a fatal accident near Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn province, just outside Bangkok. The incident occurred on Motorway No. 9 when a container dislodged from a truck, striking the taxi in which the woman and another man were passengers.

 

Security cameras positioned along the motorway captured the harrowing sequence of events on Saturday, September 30. It revealed that a truck, transporting a container, had veered out of control, heading perilously towards a traffic bunker situated in the middle of the road.

 

In a desperate attempt to avoid colliding with the bunker, the truck driver swerved abruptly, causing the container to lose its balance and ultimately tumble onto the opposite side of the road. Tragically, this turn of events led to the fatal accident that claimed the life of the Thai woman.

 

Regrettably, the taxi had no opportunity to evade the plummeting container and collided with it. The taxi driver was seriously injured and trapped in the wreckage. A 45 year old Thai man suffered a head injury while a 40 year old Thai woman fell from the car and died at the scene.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-02

 

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