webfact Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Tourists were injured when a giant squid ride at the International Silk Festival malfunctioned, causing a piece to break off and hit the ground. The accident, which occurred during the last ride of the day yesterday, December 1, resulted in three people sustaining injuries. Following the incident, authorities swiftly stepped in, providing immediate medical assistance to the injured and transporting them to the hospital. This morning, December 2, Prachuap Rakphat, the District Chief Officer of Khon Kaen, along with Anu Jeungsakul, the city’s Town Planning Officer and other concerned authorities, inspected the site of the incident. Upon examination, they discovered that the part of the ride that connected to the squid’s tentacle had broken off, causing the ride to collapse and injure the tourists. All three injured tourists were not critically harmed. by Nattapong Westwood Photo courtesy of KhaoSod Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-04 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Flowers, Birds nest drink basket & wai's all around and it'll all be forgiven .... that's the thai way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: This morning, December 2, Prachuap Rakphat, the District Chief Officer of Khon Kaen, along with Anu Jeungsakul, the city’s Town Planning Officer and other concerned authorities, inspected the site of the incident Concerned about bad publicity... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Another 'International' festival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I stay away from attractions of this sort, health and safety isn't Thailand's strong point, and at 68 I'm risk averse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coota Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I was on this ride with my daughter 2 weeks ago at the Surin Elephant Festival against my better judgement but relented as my daughter really wanted to go on it. After we finished our ride the thing was stopped for about 10 minutes while the carnies did some maintenence! VID20231119142246.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 No inspections, no routine maintenance, no records (I bet) plus no one gives a damn.......surprised they didn't blame faulty brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, Coota said: I was on this ride with my daughter 2 weeks ago at the Surin Elephant Festival against my better judgement but relented as my daughter really wanted to go on it. After we finished our ride the thing was stopped for about 10 minutes while the carnies did some maintenence! My Family and I were at a fair with some Thai friends... my friends Son wanted to go on the Mini-Ferris wheel. I went over and took a look at the ride, took some photos of rusty bolts and rusty bolt holes with missing bolts and showed them to my friend... who agreed - no go !... I showed them to my friends son who very quickly lost interest in going on the ride. I'll not allow my son to go on any of these fairground rides that have quickly moving or mechanical parts. There is no preventative maintenance and absolutely no accountability whatsoever for the failure to meet basic safety standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 30 minutes ago, Will B Good said: No inspections, no routine maintenance, no records (I bet) plus no one gives a damn.......surprised they didn't blame faulty brakes. Laap-nai is the excuse currently in favour !!! Agree with everything you wrote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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