School Van Overturns in Surat Thani, Injuring 11

[Georgealbert]

 

 

 

A school van carrying nine students and two teachers overturned in Thung Rang subdistrict, Kanchanadit district, Surat Thani province, at approximately 14:10 on November 15. The crash occurred near the Paolo Stadium, leaving all 11 occupants injured, with two initially trapped inside the vehicle.

 

The van belonged to the Thida Mae Phra School in Krabi province and was en route back to Krabi from Nakhon Si Thammarat. Emergency responders arrived quickly at the scene and successfully extricated the two trapped individuals. All injured passengers were rushed to Surat Thani Hospital for treatment, where none of the injuries are reported to be serious.

 

Witnesses reported that the van driver appeared to lose control before flipping onto its side as it rolled down an embankment at the side of the road. 

 

The exact cause of the accident is under investigation, but preliminary assessments suggest wet road conditions and speed, will have played a role in the crash. The police are working to gather more information from the driver and other witnesses to determine the sequence of events leading up to the incident.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-16

 

[watchcat]

8 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

preliminary assessments suggest wet road conditions and speed, will have played a role in the crash.

 

Sounds about right.

[Geoffggi]

Why can they never say it like it is - Driving too fast for road conditions or driver capabilities

[newbee2022]

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

 

 

A school van carrying nine students and two teachers overturned in Thung Rang subdistrict, Kanchanadit district, Surat Thani province, at approximately 14:10 on November 15. The crash occurred near the Paolo Stadium, leaving all 11 occupants injured, with two initially trapped inside the vehicle.

 

The van belonged to the Thida Mae Phra School in Krabi province and was en route back to Krabi from Nakhon Si Thammarat. Emergency responders arrived quickly at the scene and successfully extricated the two trapped individuals. All injured passengers were rushed to Surat Thani Hospital for treatment, where none of the injuries are reported to be serious.

 

 

Witnesses reported that the van driver appeared to lose control before flipping onto its side as it rolled down an embankment at the side of the road. 

 

The exact cause of the accident is under investigation, but preliminary assessments suggest wet road conditions and speed, will have played a role in the crash. The police are working to gather more information from the driver and other witnesses to determine the sequence of events leading up to the incident.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-16

 

The reality is that's not a school van but a pick-up without any seat belts and no protection.

I think Thailand can do better.

[Hardcastle P]

3 in 2 days it's beginning to sound like a pandemic

 

[roo860]

7 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Sounds about right.

And the driver being a total <deleted>.

[CFCol]

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

The reality is that's not a school van but a pick-up without any seat belts and no protection.

I think Thailand can do better.

You must be blind if you think that minibus is a pickup truck.

[newbee2022]

18 minutes ago, CFCol said:

You must be blind if you think that minibus is a pickup truck.

And you must not use harsh words.

Indeed it is in this case a van obviously. In general Pickups do the job.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The exact cause of the accident is under investigation, but preliminary assessments suggest wet road conditions and speed, will have played a role in the crash.

Never a lesson learnt

[Anant72]

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

The reality is that's not a school van but a pick-up without any seat belts and no protection.

I think Thailand can do better.

Can it, really? If it could (or would, more likely) there might be fewer incidents of this kind.

[newbee2022]

5 minutes ago, Anant72 said:

Can it, really? If it could (or would, more likely) there might be fewer incidents of this kind.

Yes, as it happened the same day in Pattani (3 dead)

[watchcat]

On 11/15/2024 at 10:38 PM, Geoffggi said:

Why can they never say it like it is - Driving too fast for road conditions or driver capabilities

 

Because a Thai could never ever admit a wrongdoing.