Thalang –A driver has sustained serious injuries after a pickup truck crashed in Thalang on Monday (April 1st).

Captain Thitiwat Arsasing of the Thalang Police was notified of the accident at 1:50 A.M. on the Thep Krasattri Road southbound near the Heroines Monument in Sri Soonthorn sub-district.

 

Emergency responders and the Phuket Express arrived at the scene to find the damaged pickup truck on the road. On the central reservation they found the damaged palm tree and the milestone. The injured victim, Mr. Daecha Poesrisung, 34, was rushed to a nearby hospital.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-04-02

 

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They did a blood test?

Or only for falang?

Seat belt? 

 

 

26 minutes ago, Hardcastle P said:

Seat belt? 

 

Odds on favourite for...

 

.... No Seatbelt

.... Had just left a bar

.... At least double the DUI Limit

.... Speeding

 

 

No report that the driver underwent a DUI check / breath test - but that really should be automatic after any incident, no matter the time of day.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

On the central reservation they found the damaged palm tree and the milestone.

May the milestone marker rest in pieces.

Another case of leaping palm trees, indigenous species in Thailand, mainly grow next to roads.

In my car, a signal goes off if you don't put your seatbelt on, and the same goes for the passenger, don't know if you can turn that off, I wouldn't be surprised if that's possible, a Thai orders that

2 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

In my car, a signal goes off if you don't put your seatbelt on, and the same goes for the passenger, don't know if you can turn that off, I wouldn't be surprised if that's possible, a Thai orders that

 

Many either 'leave the seatbelt engaged' and sit on it... Or they use a 'seatbelt' blanc....  (as below).

 

The utter fluckwittery of the mindset of someone who will actively purchase something that significantly increases their risk of injury and / or death in the event of an traffic accident is utterly mindboggling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Many either 'leave the seatbelt engaged' and sit on it... Or they use a 'seatbelt' blanc....  (as below).

 

The utter fluckwittery of the mindset of someone who will actively purchase something that significantly increases their risk of injury and / or death in the event of an traffic accident is utterly mindboggling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, it is not as easy as that, the signal is still going, there is also a sensor in the seat.