Private car blocks emergency vehicle, patient dies in Samut Prakan

[AustinRacing]

The driver should be charged with obstruction but to charge him with manslaughter or anything like that is nonsense. 

[Cabradelmar]

unconscionable

[toho]

5 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

Wishful thinking for this. 99% of Thai drivers are selfish and only see themselves as having the right of way. 

 

Although they were blocked by the driver. I find it hard to believe a minutes delay caused the patient to die as claimed in the story. I do realize that time is important in getting a patient to the hospital as fast as possible. The article fails to mention if the patient died several minutes before arriving to the hospital though. Perhaps more realistically the delay made them lose the chance to perform emergency resuscitation on the patient within the time frame needed to get the heart beating again. 

Given the law says emergency vehicles have the right of way. Criminal charges should be made against that driver and publicized to ensure the public sees the reaction to such maneuvers while driving when an emergency vehicle is approaching. 

don't try to downplay the situation. there are situations that literally every second counts,

[Bday Prang]

4 minutes ago, toho said:

don't try to downplay the situation. there are situations that literally every second counts,

indeed there are , but somchai rushing home to eat his somtam is not one of them ,  Of course it should be an offence to obstruct an ambulance and  the fact that  this needs legislation ensure compliance is a sad reflection of society,     However it should also be an offence for an ambulance driver to display flashing lights and sirens when not involved in an emergency,  (some)  people would then be more inclined to give way by default every time 

[thesetat2013]

24 minutes ago, toho said:

don't try to downplay the situation. there are situations that literally every second counts,

Downplay? I did not downplay anything.. I even went on to say the person who did it should face prosecution and publicly shamed. Do you not understand English? Or did you only read a little to make such a ridiculous comment

 

[aussienam]

Not sure what the criminal code is here, but perhaps a case for manslaughter (reckless manslaughter - reckless indifference) in that it would be reasonable to assume a patient was on board requiring life saving treatment, deliberately prevented that treatment by the other driver who didn't care. Of course an autopsy would need to confirm whether or not the patient had a fighting chance.

[madone]

14 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Tragic incident. Happens every day somewhere in Thailand

can you support that vacuous, meaningless, and empty statement?

Doesnt even need to be evidence of it happening every day, Show me evidence of someone blocking an ambulance once a week for 3 weeks running. 

[billd766]

5 hours ago, HuaHinHim said:

I’m no lawyer and agree that people that do this should face some form of punishment but a 1 minute delay seems a bit of a stretch to lay the patients death on the driver. 

And if it were your parent who died before the ambulance reached them, that would be OK with you?

[billd766]

5 hours ago, HuaHinHim said:

 

Double post deleted. My apologies.

Edited 27 minutes ago by billd766
double post

[billd766]

Out here in rural Kamphaeng Phet I ALWAYS put on my 4 way flashers and pull over if any emergency vehicle is coming towards me or is behind me with 2s and blues on. All it costs me is a little bit of time and it may save someone's life.

[terje johnsen]

Many cars not move for hospital cars as they use the lights and siren Even if they are not out for rescue. Many ambulances use light and siren to get quicker past traffic Even they only go to lunch or go home that resultat in that thais stop respect them. There has to be a big change in rules to use light and sirens to gain respect again. But its No exuse for the driver of the honda he should let te ambulance go and i think he get the punishment he deserve.