Molasses spill from overturned truck causes traffic chaos on Ram Intra Road

[webfact]

 

An 18-wheel truck carrying molasses lost control and tipped over in the middle of Ram Intra Road’s outbound lane, causing a lengthy traffic jam and several motorcycles to slip and fall. The incident occurred at 5am today, according to Deputy Traffic Police Inspector Buncha Jantakun of Kunnayao Police Station, who was notified of the accident.

 

The toppled 18-wheeler, a white Isuzu with registration numbers 64-3444 and 64-4499, spilt molasses across a 50-metre stretch of the road. As a result, three to four motorcycles driving by lost control and fell, with their riders suffering minor abrasions.

 

Due to the accident, officials had to block off the two left lanes of the road, directing traffic to use only the right lane leading to the bridge. This caused a significant traffic jam on the outbound lane of Ram Intra Road, expected to last for several hours while awaiting the removal of the toppled truck.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

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[fondue zoo]

 

All the liquorice it could have been.

 

Also, liquorice not a popular taste here?  Difficult to find it in shops.

 

[HappyExpat57]

Just waiting for the first post about how this is a sticky situation. Oh, that would be me.

[xylophone]

2 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

 

All the liquorice it could have been.

 

Also, liquorice not a popular taste here?  Difficult to find it in shops.

 

Also, liquorice not a popular taste here?  Difficult to find it in shops.

 

I have seen it in Villa Market outlets.

[Bangkok Barry]

I bet if any of us tried to overturn an 18-wheeler we'd probably fail. But Thais seem to find it easy. A different kind of driving 'skill', I suppose.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The toppled 18-wheeler, a white Isuzu with registration numbers 64-3444 and 64-4499, spilt molasses across a 50-metre stretch of the road. As a result, three to four motorcycles driving by lost control and fell, with their riders suffering minor abrasions.

Sticky situation..

[spidermike007]

Very sticky situation indeed. I'll bet the ants had the biggest party of their lifetimes. 

[jacko45k]

Traffic jam?

[Purdey]

On 10/26/2023 at 10:09 AM, webfact said:

registration numbers 64-3444 and 64-4499

And the lottery winners are...

[dddave]

Reminds me of a famous incident in Boston.  In 1921, a storage tank holding 2.1 million gallons of molasses burst in Boston's North End.  21 persons were killed in the resulting flood.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood