Truck Collides with BMTA Bus in Dramatic U-Turn Crash

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A collision occurred at 21:50 on November 20, when a semi-trailer truck collided with a red-cream Isuzu BMTA (Bangkok Mass Transit Authority) bus (Route 2-36, vehicle number 7-50289) as the bus attempted a U-turn near the Tid Mun restaurant turnaround point on Bang Kruai-Sai Noi Road.

 

The bus, which was returning to the depot and traveling without passengers at the time, sustained significant damage to its midsection. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported, as the vehicle was not in service during the incident and both drivers reported to fine after the crash.

 

The collision was captured on CCTV, which shows the moment the truck struck the bus while it was manoeuvring and waiting at the U-turn. Authorities are investigating the incident to determine the cause, assess responsibility and determine responsibility for the damage.

 

This incident has raised concerns about road safety at U-turn points on this busy road, with calls for improved signage, lighting and measures to prevent similar problems in the future.

 

Picture captured from CCTV below.

-- 2024-11-21

 

 

 

[JoePai]

How the <deleted> can't anyone see a bus at a right angle to them some way off !!

Edited 8 hours ago by metisdead
Profanity removed.

[Enoon]

1 hour ago, JoePai said:

How the <deleted> can't anyone see a bus at a right angle to them some way off !!

 

The longer I waited for the collision, the lower sank my opinion of the truck driver.

 

Complete A-hole.

 

 

[Bangkok Black]

Either fell asleep or on his mobile phone

[scottiejohn]

26 minutes ago, Bangkok Black said:

Either fell asleep or on his mobile phone

You know this, How?

There are many other causes in addition to the two limited ones you have stated.

[Bangkok Black]

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

You know this, How?

There are many other causes in addition to the two limited ones you have stated.

You dont know this how then?

[soi3eddie]

At first, I thought a bus doing U-turn all the way from left side of road must be wrong. Bound to be bus driver's fault. After seeing the video, the bus driver had left plenty of space/time for the following traffic to react. 100% only the the truck driver to blame on this one. Thankfully no innocent passengers on the bus.

 

[Peabody]

6 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Authorities are investigating the incident to determine the cause, assess responsibility and determine responsibility for the damage.

It only took me 35 seconds, the length of the video, to do this.

And I'm an authority on nothing (outside of molecular genetics!  🙂)!