In a tragic incident in Nonthaburi, a collision involving a sedan, a pickup truck, and a trailer with 18 wheels lacking brakes resulted in the loss of life of a 35-year-old female architect. The accident occurred on the inbound lane of the Kanchanaphisek Road, just before the Rama 5 Roundabout in Bang Khu Wat, Bang Kruai district.

 

On January 10, 67, at 4:00 PM, officers from the Bang Kruai Police Station, Nonthaburi, along with rescue personnel from the Pote Tek Tung Foundation, responded to reports of a multi-vehicle accident, reported 77kaoded.

 

The 18-wheeler trailer, a Hino with license plate 79-2267 Bangkok, collided forcefully with the rear of a white Subaru sedan, license plate DTM 729 Bangkok, driven by Ms. Benchama Phanomrueang, a 35-year-old architect from a renowned construction company.

 

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The impact caused a chain reaction, involving six damaged vehicles, including sedans and pickups, and resulted in two male injuries. The accident led to a closure of two inbound lanes, causing significant traffic congestion for several hours. Concurrently, a vigilant citizen's dashcam captured footage of the 18-wheeler trailer slamming into the sedan's rear.

 

According to the 33-year-old trailer driver, Mr. Anan Donko, while driving, he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle and attempted to brake, but the heavy load prevented him from stopping. This resulted in a powerful collision with the Subaru sedan, causing further damage to nearby vehicles.

 

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Law enforcement officials stated that preliminary investigations involved recording statements from the trailer driver and other victims. However, further inquiries, including additional statements from the trailer driver and a review of CCTV footage in the vicinity, are necessary. The deceased victim's body has been handed over to the forensic science institute for further examination.

 

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23 minutes ago, webfact said:

a trailer with 18 wheels lacking brakes

Day after day, they are slow, hopeless learners! 

Guess the accident had nothing to do with speed and tailgating.

so another case of failing to brake, as opposed to brake failure

Looking at photos, doesn't look like usual high speed mayhem, which makes me wonder "Was she wearing her seat belt?"

look inward thailand. this is a serious issue facing your society that you simply ignore and show total ignorance towards. 

 

until then mai bpen rai and sanuk sanuk 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the 33-year-old trailer driver, Mr. Anan Donko, while driving, he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle and attempted to brake, but the heavy load prevented him from stopping

 I would say  going too fast ,braking too late  but he blames the heavy load , could

not possibly be his driving , its a modern truck ,no excuse

 

regards worgeordie

Are there any laws in Thailand to ensure safe and proper maintenance of vehicles. Not that that would make any difference of course, unless it suited the authorities to enforce that law.

Again the brakes...

Fading brakes don't come overnight.

It's the fading responsibility of owner/driver.

Sad story again 🙏

7 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the 33-year-old trailer driver, Mr. Anan Donko, while driving, he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle and attempted to brake, but the heavy load prevented him from stopping. This resulted in a powerful collision with the Subaru sedan, causing further damage to nearby vehicles.

Yet again, lack of attention.

6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Guess the accident had nothing to do with speed and tailgating.

Or brake failure.. just a failure of the driver to pay attention to the road a stop his vehicle.

1 hour ago, stoner said:

look inward thailand. this is a serious issue facing your society that you simply ignore and show total ignorance towards. 

 

until then mai bpen rai and sanuk sanuk 

Stoner be right

13 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Yet again, lack of attention.

He noticed it when ?  Methinks he's full of s##t

when he says he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle, I assume he means the car in front braked. His issues stem from driving too fast to stop safely, no brake issues in his truck other than he left himself no time to stop.

Just now, kingkenny said:

when he says he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle, I assume he means the car in front braked. His issues stem from driving too fast to stop safely, no brake issues in his truck other than he left himself no time to stop.

yep

46 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Are there any laws in Thailand to ensure safe and proper maintenance of vehicles. Not that that would make any difference of course, unless it suited the authorities to enforce that law.

you mean like speed traps,on the road truck inspections ,etc?

2 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

He noticed it when ?  Methinks he's full of s##t

On impact

18 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Again the brakes...

Fading brakes don't come overnight.

It's the fading responsibility of owner/driver.

Sad story again 🙏

 

He doesn't actually say his vehicle had faulty brakes, he mentions a braking issue in the front vehicle, the car in front braked and he says this is the issue. his speed and weight meant he couldn't stop in time, not brake failure.

2 hours ago, Emdog said:

Looking at photos, doesn't look like usual high speed mayhem, which makes me wonder "Was she wearing her seat belt?"

there is a car in between the truck and the large white suv

and a trailer with 18 wheels lacking brakes

 

that's a new excuse, a truck without brakes

40 minutes ago, kingkenny said:

 

He doesn't actually say his vehicle had faulty brakes, he mentions a braking issue in the front vehicle, the car in front braked and he says this is the issue. his speed and weight meant he couldn't stop in time, not brake failure.

No, it's saying "lacking brakes"😵‍💫

9 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Guess the accident had nothing to do with speed and tailgating.

Nah ,just incompetent driver not knowing if his Vehicle is road worthy.

I suggest this was not a 'trailer' with 18 wheels but a truck/trailer combination i.e. a 10 wheel truck towing an 8 wheel trailer.

The driver was not driving the trailer but driving the truck.

The braking issue of the front vehicle was actually the truck.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the 33-year-old trailer driver, Mr. Anan Donko, while driving, he noticed a braking issue in the front vehicle and attempted to brake, but the heavy load prevented him from stopping. This resulted in a powerful collision with the Subaru sedan,

A breaking issue in the front vehicle? so the car in front braked, he was tailgating and couldn't stop in time, honestly the crap these drivers come up with. 

Just another day TIT

Check his cell phone...   odds are 100/1 he was deep in a chat

2 hours ago, digger70 said:

12 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Guess the accident had nothing to do with speed and tailgating.

Nah ,just incompetent driver not knowing if his Vehicle is road worthy.

 

Quite likely both. 

 

That said, what rights have drivers to refuse to take out an unroadworthy truck ???.... I'd imagine they'd be fired on the spot and when every other company (bar a few who follow international standards) treat their drivers in the very same manner.... 

 

Only when the owners and senior management of such companies are held fully accountable will these 'way too frequent' brake failure (maintenance & driver failure) incidents be reduced to levels which are less obviously negligence and in many cases criminal negligence.

 

 

 

"He noticed a braking issue"

 

Nothing gets past this guy, I can see.

 

So, he noticed the car in front indeed has brakes and used them, but he was driving inches away, tailgating.

 

 

Safety attitude in Thailand seems to be, Oh it is still working a bit, so we will fix it later.

  Accidents because of brake failure has happened for years and years. It is time for an attitude

change, or nothing will change.

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Quite likely both. 

 

That said, what rights have drivers to refuse to take out an unroadworthy truck ???.... I'd imagine they'd be fired on the spot and when every other company (bar a few who follow international standards) treat their drivers in the very same manner.... 

 

Only when the owners and senior management of such companies are held fully accountable will these 'way too frequent' brake failure (maintenance & driver failure) incidents be reduced to levels which are less obviously negligence and in many cases criminal negligence.

 

 

 

A driver has the rights to refuse to drive a Unroadworthy vehicle. 

Saying this some bosses don't take kindly to this and it which could  lead to dismissal.

I have never been sacked for refusing to drive an unroadworthy truck.Only the boss said go fix it.

A driver is responsible for the vehicle when driving so the Law states in Australia.