Rawai – Two motorbike riders have escaped from any injury after a sedan lost control in front of them before slamming into a power pole in Rawai, Mueang Phuket.

Emergency responders were notified of the accident in the early morning earlier this week on the Wiset Road. The first responders arrived at the scene to find the damaged sedan that had crashed into a power pole on the roadside. A unidentified driver who had sustained various injuries was taken to a local hospital.

 

Warning of graphic content in the CCTV footage video below.

 

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2023-11-03

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

A unidentified driver who had sustained various injuries was taken to a local hospital.

To sober up?

   The horseless carriage is a bit too advanced for some! 🙄

Them guys on the bikes were very lucky, 

Drivers loosing control of their vehicle is what scares me most about driving on Thai roads. 

 

12 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Drivers loosing control of their vehicle is what scares me most about driving on Thai roads. 

People not paying attention is a bit scary.  As it appears driver wasn't, and only loss control after he realized he wasn't, and over compensated trying to avoid the MBs.

 

Getting rear ended (not in a good way) is scary here, especially at traffic lights.

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

People not paying attention is a bit scary.  As it appears driver wasn't, and only loss control after he realized he wasn't, and over compensated trying to avoid the MBs.

 

Getting rear ended (not in a good way) is scary here, especially at traffic lights.

 

      They have the concentration span of a fly!

Looks like one of the motorbikes was abviously not interested in providing any sort of help, and bailed 🫤

7 minutes ago, Krabi King said:

Looks like one of the motorbikes was abviously not interested in providing any sort of help, and bailed 🫤

Or being blamed for causing the oops

Thats a busy stretch of road so it must have been very early morning, I live nearby there 

The sedan didn't lose control.

It was some (possibly drunk or not-paying-attention) Somchai who lost control.

Viset Speedway strikes again. Way too many people driving there way too fast. 

5 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Drivers loosing control of their vehicle is what scares me most about driving on Thai roads. 

 

Yes. It doesn't matter how good a driver you are. You can still be wiped out at any moment. Exciting living here, isn't it.

4 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Thats a busy stretch of road so it must have been very early morning, I live nearby there 

 

I guess you only read the headline?
Emergency responders were notified of the accident in the early morning

That has convinced me.......amulets.....today.

On of the reasons I don’t ride at night (in the dark).

 

But… idiots in their phones.. or drunk / or both…

Higher probability of drunks at night.

PPL driving while on their phones is a real issue. 

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Them guys on the bikes were very lucky, 

One was twice lucky as he turns into oncoming traffic. 

Another normal day in the LOS (Land Of Smash-ups).  Glad the motorcyclist weren't killed.  Of course we'll hear this from the hospital bed of the driver - "Brake Failure."

29 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

On of the reasons I don’t ride at night (in the dark).

 

But… idiots in their phones.. or drunk / or both…

Higher probability of drunks at night.

PPL driving while on their phones is a real issue. 

Actually I liked the outcome.  No injury to the motorcycle drivers.  One less insane Thai driver on the road.
"Instant Karma's gonna get 'cha!"

46 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Yes. It doesn't matter how good a driver you are. You can still be wiped out at any moment. Exciting living here, isn't it.

Yeah, just ask @BritManToo

After Sedan Loses Control in Rawai 

Should read DRIVER loses control or was the car possessed?

6 minutes ago, connda said:

Another normal day in the LOS (Land Of Smash-ups).  Glad the motorcyclist weren't killed.  Of course we'll hear this from the hospital bed of the driver - "Brake Failure."

Or the steering wheel didn't work. 

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

To sober up?

My thoughts exactly... 

6 hours ago, Krabi King said:

Looks like one of the motorbikes was abviously not interested in providing any sort of help, and bailed 🫤

Turns around and slowly moves the bike away from the immediate scene, is still there, probably parked, when the CCTV cuts off.

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

People not paying attention is a bit scary.  As it appears driver wasn't, and only loss control after he realized he wasn't, and over compensated trying to avoid the MBs.

 

Getting rear ended (not in a good way) is scary here, especially at traffic lights.

But at least he made the effort to avoid them. He did a good thing in the end. Everyone makes mistakes, but he made an effort to correct it. 

6 hours ago, 2long said:

The sedan didn't lose control.

It was some (possibly drunk or not-paying-attention) Somchai who lost control.

The driver was unidentified so why do you refer to him as a "Somchai"?

1 hour ago, connda said:

One less insane Thai driver on the road.

Which "Thai driver" is "no longer on the road" and where was it reported that the driver was Thai?

On the road back from Laguna...Be extremely careful in the surroundings at 4 AM

24 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The driver was unidentified so why do you refer to him as a "Somchai"?

You know and I know, and sometimes we're wrong, EVEN YOU..

I bet you're fun at parties.

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

PPL driving while on their phones is a real issue

Every day I see tourists in Phuket on their illegally rented motorbikes either talking, texting or looking at their phones.  It's going to be a very bloody "high season".  I've even seen people walking across the street looking at their phones and not paying attention to the cars/bikes/buses/taxis whizzing buy.  I'm amazed more people aren't taken out. Phones should have a governor on them, if you are moving then it shouldn't work.  (in my dreams).