Nine killed and more than ten others injured in truck accident in Si Sa Ket

[george]

BREAKING:

 

Very sad! A man from Nong Khai goes to drink alcohol at the Kathin ceremony in Sisaket. A pickup truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a motorcycle. 9 cars, 8 dead, 5 seriously injured.

 

More info as we have it.

 

 

[Pouatchee]

was the man who went to drink the pick up driver?

 

 

10 minutes ago, george said:

A man from Nong Khai goes to drink alcohol at the Kathin ceremony in Sisaket. A pickup truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a motorcycle.

 

[Pond Life]

The sadest part is that this type of thing happens regularly & nothing changes.

New years carnage is just around the corner. 

[save the frogs]

alcohol and motorbikes. what could possibly go wrong?

 

[sammieuk1]

According to Thai news this idiot blew 240 on the breathalyzer enough to be comatosed. hang him on the spot and set an example 🤔

[Chris Daley]

Pickup drivers, van drivers and bus drivers definitely lacking in the brain cell department.

[Aussie999]

1 minute ago, Chris Daley said:

Pickup drivers, van drivers and bus drivers definitely lacking in the brain cell department.

why limit yourself, to those 3 groups

[Denim]

And some moron leaves a laughing emoji on the OP . 

Pathetic.

[Bangkok Barry]

45 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

alcohol and motorbikes. what could possibly go wrong?

 

What could go wrong is your ability to understand what you are reading.
A pickup truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a motorcycle

[TroubleandGrumpy]

I cant make out of the pickup truck driver is one of the dead.  If not dead, then he should be charged with multiple murders, tried quickly and publicly, and then executed.  Commute that sentance to life in jail with no chance of ever being released - no royal pardon eligible.  If it happens again in the next few months - do not commute the sentence.

 

That is the only thing that will reduce this type of thing happening in Thailand - if they realise that they will be charged with murder and will go to jail and could be executed if they kill someone. The ultimate loss of face to them and their family.

 

Thailand has harsh laws - this is a situation where they can be used for the benefit of all Thais (and visitors). If the opportunityy is there, then the time is right for the Thai Govt to make an example of this a**hole. 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Chris Daley said:

Pickup drivers, van drivers and bus drivers definitely lacking in the brain cell department.

I wonder what the pickup drivers on this forum, of which there are many, think of your nonsense claim!?

[Liverpool Lou]

15 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

I cant make out of the pickup truck driver is one of the dead.  If not dead, then he should be charged with multiple murders, tried quickly and publicly, and then executed. 

You can't make out that he didn't murder anyone, either.

[still kicking]

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I wonder what the pickup drivers on this forum, of which there are many, think of your nonsense claim!?

Same with the van drivers I have hired a van 3 times now with 9 family members and that driver was as safe as any drivers in the west, no running red lights keeping to speed limits, stopping on pedestrian crossings when needed.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You can't make out that he didn't murder anyone, either.

Drunk while in charge of a vehicle causing death - vehicular homicide - murder.

Same as someone that closes their eyes and turns and fires a gun - not actually aiming at anyone but kills someone - criminal negligence causing death - murder. 

[Moonlover]

So here is the real story regarding this incident. There was NO motorcyclist involved in the crash, only a parked M/C. The driver was uninjured but very drunk at 240  milligrams per cent. 

 

Read the full story here.  Drunk and drive! Pickup truck loses control and collides with motorcycle

[findlay13]

It's not pick ups ,motorcycles,trucks ,cars,or buses, it's the complete lack of driving skills, drunk driving,  and NO law enforcement .

Edited November 26, 2023 by findlay13

[Artisi]

6 hours ago, Denim said:

And some moron leaves a laughing emoji on the OP . 

Pathetic.

probably brain dead.

[JimTripper]

6 hours ago, Denim said:

And some moron leaves a laughing emoji on the OP . 

Pathetic.

Laughing means different things in different cultures. Thai's laugh out of sadness or other things.

[JimTripper]

3 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

I cant make out of the pickup truck driver is one of the dead.  If not dead, then he should be charged with multiple murders, tried quickly and publicly, and then executed.  Commute that sentance to life in jail with no chance of ever being released - no royal pardon eligible.  If it happens again in the next few months - do not commute the sentence.

 

That is the only thing that will reduce this type of thing happening in Thailand - if they realise that they will be charged with murder and will go to jail and could be executed if they kill someone. The ultimate loss of face to them and their family.

 

Thailand has harsh laws - this is a situation where they can be used for the benefit of all Thais (and visitors). If the opportunityy is there, then the time is right for the Thai Govt to make an example of this a**hole. 

 

Isn't it the guy in handcuffs?

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Laughing means different things in different cultures. Thai's laugh out of sadness or other things.

Yeah, they also laugh when an old lady slips on a banana peel and breaks her neck. 

[vangrop]

7 hours ago, Pond Life said:

The sadest part is that this type of thing happens regularly & nothing changes.

New years carnage is just around the corner. 

same as in europ

[roo860]

8 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Laughing means different things in different cultures. Thai's laugh out of sadness or other things.

Correct I was talking to 3 female sales assistants last week, in the store Channel 32 was reporting an accident in which  one year old kid was killed, they were smiling and laughing about it, that's just their way.

[vangrop]

5 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I do not need a lecture on the safety, or otherwise of riding a motorcycle, here or elsewhere. I've been riding since 1967.

Extrapoliting I guess you are largely over the seventy. You better hooking up man

[Denim]

12 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Laughing means different things in different cultures. Thai's laugh out of sadness or other things.

 

So the poster who thinks eight people getting needlessly killed was amusing ,  is  a Thai ?

 

I have lots of Thai friends and not one of them thought there was anything to laugh about in this news.

 

 

[Jai Dee]

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[Moonlover]

14 minutes ago, vangrop said:

  5 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I do not need a lecture on the safety, or otherwise of riding a motorcycle, here or elsewhere. I've been riding since 1967.

 

14 minutes ago, vangrop said:

Extrapoliting I guess you are largely over the seventy. You better hooking up man

Explain in plain English please.

[MangoKorat]

8 hours ago, Pond Life said:

The sadest part is that this type of thing happens regularly & nothing changes.

New years carnage is just around the corner. 

No, not nothing..............government ministers will make announcements that this or that will be done to improve road safety, then nothing will change.

 

No big are changes are really necessary, one fairly minor change, minor in description but major if applied, is all that's needed to cut these tragedy's very quickly.  That change is for the police to start actually get out of their stations and start enforcing the law.

 

Thailand is no longer 'third world', it has a set of laws, the people to enforce those laws and the courts to administer punishments for those caught breaking them.  The system falls at the first hurdle though because it seems, that other than pull pick-up trucks over at checkpoints, looking for god knows what and 'fining' scooter riders 50 baht for not wearing helmets, the police do little else.

 

I honestly have no idea what the Thai police do when it comes to any crime - apart from writing out that all important 'Police Report'.

 

Whereas I make sure that my licence, insurance an tax is up to date - because in my home country I know I will suffer large penalties if I don't, Thai people know that there is very little chance of them getting caught if they don't take care of the same items.  Even when they are caught, a small 'fine' that, shall we just say, doesn't go where it should do, is all that's needed to get out of their situation.

 

They bring out the new points based penalty system for driving licences (most Thai's have never heard of it) and introduce it to a population that knows very well that you don't need a licence to drive in Thailand. The going rate for 'leaving your licence at home' is 200 baht and there is no requirement to present your licence at the police station later.

 

The whole thing is just a bloody joke but its a joke where all too often, the punchline proves to be fatal.

Edited November 26, 2023 by MangoKorat

[brianthainess]

7 hours ago, Denim said:

And some moron leaves a laughing emoji on the OP . 

Pathetic.

I think that some people think it is just laughable that these kind of drunk drivers just continue to cause carnage here, and nothing will ever change, even the fines are a joke. just saying, 3 month ban if they even have a license.

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Thailand has harsh laws -

Really last I heard it is just a 3 month ban for DUI and only if your poor.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

1 hour ago, JimTripper said:

Isn't it the guy in handcuffs?

Two things.

1.  Khrapp - I missed the handcuffs - thanks.

2.  Ignore my comments about commuting his sentence - execute the bast####  Talk about a complete and utter lack of remorse - even drunk he should show some humanity in him over what he has done.