Thai man in BMW causes multiple crashes in Bangkok, 9 injured

[webfact]

 

A hapless Thai man crashed his BMW into seven vehicles on Sukhaphiban 5 in the Saimai district of Bangkok on the night of June 4, injuring nine people. Two of the victims are in hospital in a critical condition.

 

The BMW driver,That,aged between 40 and 45 years old, crashed his white saloon into a motorcycle on Sukhaphiban Road at approximately 8pm, yesterday. The incident reportedly occurred outside the Sarasas Witaed Saimai School near Sukhaphiban 5 Soi 90.

 

A female passenger on the motorcycle was thrown into the air before falling to the ground. She lost consciousness and sustained serious injuries. The motorcycle rider was also severely injured. Witnesses and locals called the Saimai Civil Defence volunteers to the scene to take the two to hospital.

The BMW sedan driver, That, did not stop to check on the victims. He continued driving away from the scene at high speed.

After crashing into the motorbike and speeding away from the scene, the BMW driver lost control of his car and crashed onto a footpath near Wongsakorn Market Intersection. Police rushed to the scene and took That to the police station for questioning.

 

Police conducted an alcohol test on That, which came back negative. However, officers have not yet revealed the details of the questioning to the public.

 

Following an investigation by the rescue team and officers from Saimai Police Station, it was found that the same man caused four accidents around the same time near Sukhaphiban 5 Soi 86 and 73. He crashed into a white Toyota pickup, a white Nissan sedan, a Nissan pickup, Toyota Corolla Cross SUV, and other two motorcycles.

 

Nine victims were injured in the repeated collision. The latest two victims from the motorcycle were the most seriously injured.

 

A relative of the severely injured woman told Sanook that she remains in intensive care, as her brain was affected by the crash. The relative urged police to take the case seriously and demanded that the driver take responsibility for his actions.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo by Saimai Civil Defence via Facebook/ สะพานใหม่

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-07-05

 

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[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A relative of the severely injured woman told Sanook that she remains in intensive care, as her brain was affected by the crash. The relative urged police to take the case seriously and demanded that the driver take responsibility for his actions.

 

Four accidents and nine people injured. I should hope that the police damn well are taking the matter seriously!

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The BMW sedan driver, That, did not stop to check on the victims. He continued driving away from the scene at high speed.

After crashing into the motorbike and speeding away from the scene, the BMW driver lost control of his car and crashed into a footpath near Wongsakorn Market Intersection. Police rushed to the scene and took That to the police station for questioning.

 

Police conducted an alcohol test on That, which came back negative. However, officers have not yet revealed the details of the questioning to the public.

 

 

Given the behavior, I find that very hard to believe - I hope they conducted a second test with a different device and also drug tested the driver as well. 

 

It's high time that fleeing the scene of an accident is given a more sever penalty than causing an accident while Driving Under the Influence.... 

 

 

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Following an investigation by the rescue team and officers from Saimai Police Station, it was found that the same man caused four accidents around the same time near Sukhaphiban 5 Soi 86 and 73. He crashed into a white Toyota pickup, a white Nissan sedan, a Nissan pickup, Toyota Corolla Cross SUV, and other two motorcycles.

 

Nine victims were injured in the repeated collision. The latest two victims from the motorcycle were the most seriously injured.

Well he was having a good time...

[tandor]

20 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Well he was having a good time...

not a lot of damage really, considering he allegedly hit 4 vehicles, 3 m/cycles and a footpath !!

[Georgealbert]

1 hour ago, tandor said:

not a lot of damage really, considering he allegedly hit 4 vehicles, 3 m/cycles and a footpath !!

Yes agree, here is some other pictures of the other vehicles.

 

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police conducted an alcohol test on That, which came back negative.

If he had of been drinking then the alcohol would have been blamed of course.

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, tandor said:

not a lot of damage really, considering he allegedly hit 4 vehicles, 3 m/cycles and a footpath !!

Well he obviously didn't have front on collisions did he. Otherwise he wouldn't have managed to four of them.

[connda]

Everybody should know that special wealthy people in BMWs have the right-of-way.  All the victims will be required to fix his car no doubt.

[Peterphuket]

How secretive the driver's age is, between 40 and 45 years old, that is suspicious.
Could it sometimes be an acquaintance?
But a very big crook to drive on after the first and subsequent collisions.
Is he still worthy of a driving licence for the rest of his life, or is it, because of a well-known person, covered with the cloak of love.

[Maitdjai]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Police conducted an alcohol test on That, which came back negative. However, officers have not yet revealed the details of the questioning to the public.

First, they've to find out, who the father is. 

[NativeBob]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

If he had of been drinking then the alcohol would have been blamed of course.

between 5K and 10K and test turn negative even you can't stand up. been there saw that.

[brianthainess]

17 minutes ago, Maitdjai said:

First, they've to find out, who the father is. 

His Father said That's my boy. 

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

That, did not stop to check on the victims

 

[cowellandrew]

Imagine the call to the insurance company 

I've had an accident 

I've crashed into nine vehicles 

Is my no claims bonus protected!

😂

[cardinalblue]

Why do people demand the driver takes responsibility?

 

rules of the road/enforcement determines responsibility when driving/traffic non compliance occurs…

 

responsibility is assigned whether the driver admits it or not…

[metisdead]

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[watchcat]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

A female passenger on the motorcycle was thrown into the air before falling to the ground.

 

It's called gravity.  I hope she'll be al right and the driver of the Beemer will be jailed.

[tandor]

17 hours ago, tandor said:

not a lot of damage really, considering he allegedly hit 4 vehicles, 3 m/cycles and a footpath !!

i like you 'confused emoticon', I'm getting used to your weird reaction

[Grumpy one]

I guess the brown envelope may have to be changed for a brown cardboard box