Scores of Russians Injured in Bus Crash At Pattaya Toll Booth

[Mike_Hunt]

For some reason a bus loaded with Russians crashing does not register on my care meter.

[Rampant Rabbit]

[grandpa]

'Scores of Russians Injured.'  In England, a score = 20, therefore there was only 1 score +7 = 27 Russians  on the bus. 10 were uninjured, (27-10) leaving 17 injured. By my reckoning that is not even a dozen and a half (12 + 6 =18) let alone 'scores'!!

 

[BarBoy]

Jesus.

 

only in Thailand folks.

 

This place is a complete an utter shambles!

[Andre0720]

Does not appear to be anything that could explain this crash.

Well, of course, many accidents here are the result of drivers on the phone, and hardly looking at the road.

Could be.

The culture here accepts so many driving habits that contravene to driving laws and regulations.

Phone, oh yes, the phone, cannot address that. No one would want to see a crackdown on using the phone while driving. Everyone knows that the phone is a must, anywhere, and whatever distraction and casualties it could cause is acceptable.

Then 'speed', oh yes, speed. Well, was in a hurry. That explains it and makes it acceptable.

Then overcoming other vehicles. Well, was going too slow for me. That explains it. And makes it acceptable.

 

Nobody complains about anything that is happening on the roads.

No one would listen.

[1happykamper]

32 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Wrong. The lane he was in was coned off, so he tried to make it into the left hand lane, then BANG!

Everyone else saw the cones! 55. He approached waaaaay to fast 

[black tabby12345]

Was the driver Drug High?

 

[1happykamper]

3 hours ago, grandpa said:

'Scores of Russians Injured.'  In England, a score = 20, therefore there was only 1 score +7 = 27 Russians  on the bus. 10 were uninjured, (27-10) leaving 17 injured. By my reckoning that is not even a dozen and a half (12 + 6 =18) let alone 'scores'!!

 

and who the heck uses a score in counting nowadays 555

[AhFarangJa]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The incident has raised concerns about road safety, especially for tourists, and local officials have pledged to review safety measures and improve oversight of tourist transport services to reduce the risk of similar accidents in the future.

Translation........Local officials spouted off the usual claptrap in order to make them look important, and caring. Whereas in reality they will crawl back into their holes, do nothing, until the next accident, when they will rinse and repeat. Nobody cares, life is cheap here, sadly.

[Peterphuket]

Oh, I see immediately, no doubt broken brakes.

[Phantom57]

1 hour ago, Jim Blue said:

His wife phoned him !

Then he dropped it.

[thailand49]

Just I'll trained, went from a motorbike try o a car,then bus.

Had no business being in the right lane, commercial vehicle left only.

Speed or not I use this toll daily there are numberous indicators toll plaza coming.  

There is a thing called slow down.

[mran66]

3 hours ago, roo860 said:

According to another news outlet the driver was 74yrs old.

 

Another (maybe same) outlet said initial reports brake failure as cause. 

 

Maybe Alzheimer patient who just forgot to brake? 

[rckmc]

Exactly how Thailand will end up joining BRICS.

[Hakuna Matata]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Preliminary investigations suggest that the bus may have lost control due to excessive speed or abrupt maneuvers, but authorities have yet to confirm the exact cause of the crash.

 

Preliminary investigations suggest that the bus may have lost control due to the driver having been concentrated on his smartphone instead of being concentrated on the road?

[SiSePuede419]

3 hours ago, mdr224 said:

For going out on the roads, you have to consider any day your last day, no matter how good a driver you are

America you have a 1 out of 104 lifetime chance of dying in a car accident.

I already have had 2 friends die in accidents.

It's gotta be a lot higher here in Thailand.

My wife hired a songtao driver to take us to the top of a mountain.

We heard the driver died in a car accident.

Could have been us.

If I remember correctly, we had to promise him a tip if he would slow down. 😳

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, 1happykamper said:

Everyone else saw the cones! 55. He approached waaaaay to fast 

Maybe he was smokin  cones !

[blazes]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

I think telling car manufacturers that they can only make cars as fast as the speed limit would have a greater effect.

Most cars can go over 200kmh. 
Why build them?

 

Good point.  Several woke governments in the Western world have ordered manufacturers to cease producing ICE cars by 2030 or 35 or whatever.

 

In other words, governments can do whatever they want  (even in "democracies"), even if most people think such actions to be lunatic.  As far as I know, no manufacturers protested against these governmental decrees.

[Emdog]

Some years back (forget how many...) recall a new law requiring inter city buses to have seat belts and enforce that with threat of X thousand Thai baht for non compliance. That enforcement lasted a few months, like most laws. The seat belts are there & now it's up to passengers to use or skip at own peril. Problem may also be unbelted passengers flying about the inside of bus: wouldn't want to be hit by 100 kilo Russian auntie

[Patong2021]

So they stuffed the Russians into a Pattaya mini bus. Nothing says compassion like terrorizing people after a  a crash trauma.  The mini bus drivers are awful and 10 burly Russians with luggage crammed in a small bus will not have been pleasant . Perhaps some tourism  person will come along with a tin of bisciuts and a wai for a photo op to show how much they care.

[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

My guess is he fell asleep. 

Woke up just before the toll booth and in panic grabbed the wheel.

Even the most crazy driver would not approach a toll booth in warp speed.

[CLW]

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

He was heading flat out for a lane that was closed, looks like he did not see it the red X, and tried to swerve into a lane that was open, but way too late and way too fast - no chance!!. Injured passengers on the bus, in the cars he ploughed into and the motorway staff that were directing people through, he just ruined so many peoples day!!!

Anyway, he was driving way too fast for that situation passing the toll booth, no matter it's free during new year or in usual operation. I assume his vision is impaired or he dozed off

[KhunBENQ]

33 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

So they stuffed the Russians into a Pattaya mini bus. Nothing says compassion like terrorizing people after a  a crash trauma.  The mini bus drivers are awful and 10 burly Russians with luggage crammed in a small bus will not have been pleasant . Perhaps some tourism  person will come along with a tin of bisciuts and a wai for a photo op to show how much they care.

Why not read at least the bold print.

It was not that mini bus that you write about

Even the toughest tour operator could not stuff 37 people in an 11 seater.

[Cereal]

A score is 20. So, scores were not injured. Just looking for accuracy.

[KhunBENQ]

2 minutes ago, CLW said:

 he dozed off

You can bet. What else.

[BarBoy]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

On the evening of January 2, a bus transporting 37 Russian tourists to Pattaya lost control and crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV at the Pong toll booth, resulting in 27 passengers sustaining injuries, as reported by Amarin TV.

...ah well, sh!t happens! They should be on the front lines anyway!

[Mr Meeseeks]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

With the number of tourists visiting Thailand on the rise, accidents like this highlight the ongoing challenges related to road safety in high-traffic tourist areas. Authorities have urged both residents and visitors to remain cautious on the roads and to be mindful of their safety, particularly in congested regions near popular destinations.

That paragraph reads as if it is the fault of foreigners. 

[sungod]

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Wrong. The lane he was in was coned off, so he tried to make it into the left hand lane, then BANG!

He should have been far over on the left for large vehicles regardless, the coned off area was easy pass for cars.

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 minute ago, sungod said:

He should have been far over on the left for large vehicles regardless, the coned off area was easy pass for cars.

 

It was toll-free for the holidays when the accident happened. Bus driver likely thought he could go through the right hand MPass lanes. Gwen sonteen.

 

With the speed he was going you can see he wasn't driving with due care and attention. If his brakes did indeed fail (they didn't), then he should have stayed on the main highway and allowed the bus to decelerate under its own momentum.

[Guderian]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

bus unexpectedly changed lanes and struck the stationary SUV, which was waiting in line at the toll booth. The force of the collision caused serious damage to both vehicles, with the bus suffering significant front-end damage and the SUV's rear end being heavily crushed

 

What is this, Pravda? A big story about 27 slightly-injured Russkies but not a word about whoever was unfortunate enough to have been in the SUV!