SUV Driver Escapes Unscathed After Pattaya Construction Pit Fall

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Picture courtesy: Daily News

 

A driver in a Honda HR-V SUV had a fortunate escape after his vehicle plunged into a three-metre deep construction pit on Pattaya Third Road. Despite the car being severely damaged, the driver, a 32-year-old man, emerged unharmed from the incident.

 

The accident occurred on 17th January, just before reaching the North Pattaya intersection in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi.

 

Upon receiving reports of a car falling into an underground electrical wiring construction pit, Pattaya’s Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Centre dispatched a team to the scene.

When the rescue team arrived, they found the white Honda SUV lodged at the bottom of the pit. The driver explained that he had not noticed the roadworks ahead in time to stop and inadvertently drove into the excavation site.

 

While the vehicle sustained significant damage, the driver was able to exit the car without injuries.

 

Rescue teams utilised a crane to lift the damaged vehicle from the pit, a process that temporarily caused traffic congestion in the area until everything was cleared and the road was opened again.

 

Picture courtesy: Daily News

 

-- 2025-01-17

 

 

 

[JoePai]

That took skill   🤣

[Grumpy one]

Ok time to back fill the hole, car and driver can stay there

[Gottfrid]

If you don´t see that, then you are blind and should have your driver license confiscated and run through a paper cutter. Same goes for fiddling with mobile while driving.

[edwinchester]

It took me several good looks to see the barriers, bollards and warning lights around the hole no wonder the guy missed seeing it.

[Will B Good]

 

 

Bit suspicious those three cones in the photo ….…. the other three sides of the pit have full sized barriers???? ….and he/she did drive into the pit from that direction…….

[edwinchester]

17 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Bit suspicious those three cones in the photo ….…. the other three sides of the pit have full sized barriers???? ….and he/she did drive into the pit from that direction…….

There's a barrier in the hole under the car. I'd wager he ploughed through the barriers and the bollards were added after the accident.

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, edwinchester said:

There's a barrier in the hole under the car. I'd wager he ploughed through the barriers and the bollards were added after the accident.

 

Good spot!

[hotchilli]

26 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

There's a barrier in the hole under the car. I'd wager he ploughed through the barriers and the bollards were added after the accident.

All that orange confused him

[Greenhill]

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

If you don´t see that, then you are blind and should have your driver license confiscated and run through a paper cutter. Same goes for fiddling with mobile while driving.

And being drunk won't have helped!!!!