Close Call: Footage Captures Car Passing Over Collapsing Road in Phayao

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A major road collapse occurred in Phayao Province on September 29, prompting urgent warnings for motorists traveling through the affected area. Residents described hearing a loud noise just before the ground gave way, and they rushed to stop vehicles from crossing the hazardous section.

 

Witnesses report that traffic had been flowing steadily in the hours before the incident, with cars regularly using the route. It is believed that the cracks, which had already begun to appear between 08:00 and 09:00, worsened as vehicles continued to drive over the road, eventually causing the surface to give way.

 

 

Footage from a car’s dashcam has surfaced, showing a vehicle narrowly escaping the road collapse. The video shows the car driving over the road moments before it collapsed. Long cracks had already formed along the surface before the road gave way.

 

The collapse happened on Phahon Yothin Road, the Nakhon Sawan-Chiang Rai route, just six kilometers from Phayao University.. The area borders Ban Chon Daen in Ngao District, Lampang, and Ban Mae Ka Tha Kham, Mae Ka Subdistrict. The road sank to a depth of 10 metres and stretched about 100 meteres long.

 

Residents immediately notified local authorities, including the Phayao Department of Highways, the Luecha Foundation, and Mae Ka Highway Police. The authorities quickly closed the collapsed section of the road and diverted traffic to a single opposite lane. Motorists are being urged to exercise extreme caution while traveling through this area, as repairs are expected to take several days. 
 

The collapse is believed to have been caused by heavy rains over the past two months, which saturated the soil and caused the road to give way.

 

Dashcam and drone footage below.

 

-- 2024-09-29

 

 

 

 

[chiang mai]

Buy a lottery ticket that man

[OccamsRazor]

He had his amulet with him.

[nakhonandy]

It makes you wonder how stable other roads are built in these mountainous areas.

That's subsidence due to rain fall, that should be considered when building the road foundations. 

[Tropicalevo]

14 minutes ago, nakhonandy said:

It makes you wonder how stable other roads are built in these mountainous areas.

That's subsidence due to rain fall, that should be considered when building the road foundations. 

 

What foundations?

From what I have seen, they clear the land, flatten it with a road roller and then lay the concrete.

Road collapses happen all of the time here, the land is mostly sandy soil.

 

 

[Bohemianfish]

Similar to what happened in June in Wyoming. A two-lane road, but one that was highly traveled.

 

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, nakhonandy said:

It makes you wonder how stable other roads are built in these mountainous areas.

That's subsidence due to rain fall, that should be considered when building the road foundations. 

Consideration costs money... 

[john donson]

construction company skipped some essentials to 'save' costs ?

 

wow, they can use the footage for the next Final destination movie, or visa

 

haha, final destination visa, would be a great incentive right, for old people...come do all the dangerous things in thailand, till you die, if suicidal ...

[JoePai]

13 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

What foundations?

From what I have seen, they clear the land, flatten it with a road roller and then lay the concrete.

Road collapses happen all of the time here, the land is mostly sandy soil.

 

 

Yep - the same way Americans build their roads :

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5d9y07e3o 

[kidneyw]

Need to get a tree branch stuck in that crack quick.

[black tabby12345]

Looks like Double Impacts.

Poor construction in the first place.

Then Climatical Change undermining the paved road.

[black tabby12345]

A part of Thailand getting close to the 1st world?

I have heard that Highway Pot Holes have been becoming increasingly common

in USA today though.

 

    

[Dave0206]

Poor construction plus well overloaded trucks lot of rain and we get the trifecta