A fatal car accident in Thailand was unexpectedly broadcasted live when a pickup driver was livestreaming his journey on April 30. The driver's identity has not yet been disclosed. He lost control of his vehicle when a tire suddenly burst, resulting in his death at the crash site. The man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time.

 

Footage from the livestream revealed that he was singing and appeared drowsy moments before the accident. His unsuccessful struggle to regain control was caught on camera, displaying the collision with a roadside, his items getting scattered, and the eventual stop of the vehicle at a lamppost.

 

The authorities were alerted to the crash by a friend who had been watching the live video. Despite this, they couldn't save the driver. The online video was widely shared, with many expressing mourns for him and his family, while others used the incident to emphasize the importance of safety in driving.

 

Remembering a near-death experience, one user noted they had survived a similar incident due to wearing a seatbelt. Despite a recent law enforcement in Thailand that orders seatbelt use for all vehicle occupants, with a fine of up to 2,000 baht for non-compliance, a lot of locals opt to ignore it.

 

In September last year, another crash underscored the importance of seatbelts and child car seats. In this case, a truck collided with a sedan, and a nine-month-old baby was ejected out of the car's windshield as there was no child car seat. Fortunately, the baby survived the incident.

 

 

Twitter/ @RedSkullxxx / Photo courtesy of The Thaiger

 

-- 2024-05-02

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There was a time when people looked at the street and concentrated on driving. It seems that is not in fashion anymore.

I wrote this after I watched his video.

 

RIP

19 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

the collision with a roadside,

 

Gotta watch out for roadsides.

Driving while tired, and doing a live feed.  Hmmm not something I'd consider wise. 

 

He paid the ultimate price... 

Appeared to me that he wasn't paying proper attention to the road, hit something and lost control. RIP.

 

Sorry but it's a stupid world full of stupid people. Is it part of a plan to completely dumb down people? I notice that AseanNow now has a TikTok account. Just sayin'.

Anything for the clicks 

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Appeared to me that he wasn't paying proper attention to the road, hit something and lost control. RIP.

 

 

Read the article again.

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Appeared to me that he wasn't paying proper attention to the road, hit something and lost control. RIP.

 

 

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He lost control of his vehicle when a tire suddenly burst,

 

I driven in Germany had a burst tyre at 160 km per hour on the Autobahn I am still alive.

I was going by the video where it appeared that he hit something in the road. "The tyre suddenly burst" statement is impossible to verify. More likely, the deflated rear tyre was part of the wreck. I've driven about 2 million miles in my driving career. Never had a tyre "suddenly burst". Especially these days with modern tyre construction. When seeing a truck with a burst tyre, they are normally shredded. The tyres on the truck are not shredded. 

13 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

I was going by the video where it appeared that he hit something in the road. "The tyre suddenly burst" statement is impossible to verify. More likely, the deflated rear tyre was part of the wreck. I've driven about 2 million miles in my driving career. Never had a tyre "suddenly burst". Especially these days with modern tyre construction. When seeing a truck with a burst tyre, they are normally shredded. The tyres on the truck are not shredded. 

Correct 

i'm sure the family and friends of the victim are overjoyed at his last moments being broadcast on the internet.

looks  like the typical 1  second attention span I notice regularly here. Wonder what pressure the tyres were at? as looks  like an overloaded type delivery pick up  with the stainless  steel accoutrements.

Edited May 2, 20242 yr by Rampant Rabbit

 

If he had been wearing a seatbelt we would still have been watching a video of him.

 

The difference being that we would have been seeing a demonstration of how seatbelts save your life.

 

But they're too ******* clever for that aren't they?

 

Not like us silly westerners.......only good for smirking at when we buckle up.

 

"Som nam na".

 

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 20242 yr by Enoon

4 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

I was going by the video where it appeared that he hit something in the road. "The tyre suddenly burst" statement is impossible to verify. More likely, the deflated rear tyre was part of the wreck. I've driven about 2 million miles in my driving career. Never had a tyre "suddenly burst". Especially these days with modern tyre construction. When seeing a truck with a burst tyre, they are normally shredded. The tyres on the truck are not shredded. 

With 44 degrees heat, truck overloaded, worn out tyre or not properly inflated, anything can happened to a tyre...

Natural selection in action.

I have had a tire burst.  Keep control, slow down and stop.  This guy probably panicked and tried to steer out of it losing control and crashed. 

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I have had a tire burst.  Keep control, slow down and stop.  This guy probably panicked and tried to steer out of it losing control and crashed. 

 

Yeah Ive had two burst (both fronts, separate occasions) on the 7 motorway, fairly routine to slow down and pull over safely.

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

I have had a tire burst.  Keep control, slow down and stop. 

Yes, keep number 9 off the brake pedal.

I've seen it a few times, too broke to replace dry rotted, bald, overloaded tires, but not too broke to able to afford the silly truck accoutrements, the "Power bar" bumpers and exhaust delete, that's so much cooler than not having a blowout. 

Unfortunately he had been influenced into to thinking he could drive  🤔

5 hours ago, it is what it is said:

i'm sure the family and friends of the victim are overjoyed at his last moments being broadcast on the internet.

It was his wish, anyone notice all the red speakers in his cab?

Seems he spent all his time singing, looking all over the place except where he was going.

Looking at how many time he rolled he wasn't hanging around either.

It's a mad , mad world , we're both in it , may have a lifetime , may have a minute ...

Oh look, it is another one of those agricultural utility vehicles that has been heavily modified and being driven at speed.

 

What a surprise.

It happened 2 times already that one of my car's tyres was gone flat.

It's not rocket science to handle that if you concentrate on driving and not speeding. 

" The man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time."

I rest my case your Honor.

15 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Appeared to me that he wasn't paying proper attention to the road, hit something and lost control. RIP.

 

He wont rest in piece he will be out with his phone videoing

Just now, Almer said:

He wont rest in piece he will be out with his phone videoing

And before somebody tells me to be more respectfull i could have been that roadside that jack the lad drove into.

Death can come to anyone at any time....thanks for the reminder.      RIP