17 Dead in Bus Crash on Hillside Road in Prachinburi

[MikeandDow]

(Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident,) meaning the RTP  who have no skills in this type of Accident ? Thailand has a plethora of safety standards but thats it no enforcement no training there is No specialized goverment dept to investigate

[Ctkong]

5 hours ago, Mason45 said:

After 3 near misses  going up country on the all night buses I went out and bought a car. Even now if I take my wife to visit her family I leave home at day break. I refuse to drive long distance at night.

Thailand roads are dangerous to drive at night especially on the poorly lit roads and mountainous regions. Double carriage trucks are a menace to other drivers on twisting mountain roads ( chiangmai to lampang) because the rear carriage would swerve to the centre of the road when taking the corners. 

[FruitPudding]

9 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Most drivers don't know how to descend a steep hill safely , you can see

them in front of you, brake lights on all the time , instead of using a low

gear and letting the engine do the braking , they either freewheel down

to save fuel , or have it in high gear with foot on the pedal ,so when they

need to brake , they have brake fade and cannot stop..... 

 

regards worgeordie

 

I'll never forget the bus trip I had up north 

 

The driver accelerated fast - really fast -down every steep hill.

 

It was nuts.

[Peterphuket]

10 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Most drivers don't know how to descend a steep hill safely , you can see

them in front of you, brake lights on all the time , instead of using a low

gear and letting the engine do the braking , they either freewheel down

to save fuel , or have it in high gear with foot on the pedal ,so when they

need to brake , they have brake fade and cannot stop..... 

 

regards worgeordie

That too is a lack of proper training, I myself come from a flat country, but even there we were taught how to ride up and down a hill....60 years ago, and here people still haven't figured out how to do it.

[Gknrd]

Terrible, I was on a bus from BKK to Southern Thailand a few years ago. The driver was insane, driving so fast and reckless. When the bus stopped one Thai lady came down and started hitting the driver and the rest of us did not get back on the bus. 

[kwilco]

Usual litany of rubbish and racist nonsense from the ignorant road safety Sherlocks. Every crah and incident is followed by th same torrent of ignorant comments.

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

 

 

I rarely drive 120 in the 120 kph allowed stretches of road, as they simply aren't made that good.  

 

 

Be nice if the morons on the 7 motorway that do not do 120 in the right lane would move over to the slower lanes.

[SOTIRIOS]

...'Scania Bus'....Year (?)...

 

[Georgealbert]

UPDATE
Relatives of Bus Crash Victims Search for Missing Valuables

 

The bus recovered to the police station.

 

Chaos ensued as relatives of the victims from the bus crash  searched for missing belongings, including diamonds and approximately 10 baht weight of gold, believed to have been stored in a handbag.

 

On the afternoon of February 26, authorities brought the bus involved in the crash to the police station for further investigation. Families of the victims arrived to inquire about their loved ones’ belongings. Some relatives reported that valuables were missing, leading to heightened distress amid an already tragic situation.

 

One relative shared that the deceased had valuable items in their bag, including a mobile phone, approximately 10 baht of gold, diamond rings, and important documents. These items were typically carried in a small handbag, which has yet to be found, with only a large bag of clothing located so far.

 

Officials are currently conducting a thorough search for the missing handbag and the valuables reported lost by the victims’ families. They are also inspecting the bus for damage and potential recovery of lost belongings. The situation remains stressful as families hope to recover their loved ones’ possessions amidst their grief.

 

 

-- 2025-02-26

 

 

 

[bunnydrops]

If you have seen the framing of those buses to keep the weight down you would not be surprised that the undercarriage crushed  the upper carriage in a rollover.

[Ralf001]

Why would one carry  10 baht of gold on a 5 day study trip ?

[kiwikeith]

11 hours ago, KhunLA said:

 

I think the bus is innocent, as the driver probably was at fault 

 

 

And yet, most bus drivers don't crash  

I have sat in terror decending steep hills in busses many times, drivers going way to fast down dangerous steep gradients and not using gears, add to that fatigue and no log books required, yet promised years ago, and possibly faulty brakes, very tragic. 

[KhunLA]

41 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Be nice if the morons on the 7 motorway that do not do 120 in the right lane would move over to the slower lanes.

It is the speed limit (120), and as long as doing 100+, then it is what it is.   They do less than 100, and yea, that's annoying.  If the roads good, I'll do 110 ish, and that's on hwy #4, only a few short stretches, and at times, I've seen the 'frontage' rd moving faster 

[delgarcon]

Apparently 4 people have been killed in a minivan crash, not yet reported

[Ralf001]

19 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

It is the speed limit (120), and as long as doing 100+, then it is what it is.   They do less than 100, and yea, that's annoying.  If the roads good, I'll do 110 ish, and that's on hwy #4, only a few short stretches, and at times, I've seen the 'frontage' rd moving faster 

 

There is 3 others lanes on the 7 to use if you want to travel under the speed limit.

Do 100 in the RH lane... FAFO.

[Georgealbert]

20 minutes ago, delgarcon said:

Apparently 4 people have been killed in a minivan crash, not yet reported

Was reported this morning.

 

 

[Confuscious]

11 hours ago, mikebell said:

Another statistic to add to Thailand's roads being named the 2nd most dangerous in the world ably assisted by the lack of a police force.

Most of these victims will sadly not appear on the statistics as they will be declard death AFTER arriving at the hopsital.
The death declaration will be signed by a doctor at the hospital, not on the road or during transport to the hospital.

 

[Confuscious]

And Thailand want to have high-speed trains.
What a joke Thailand is.

[kwilco]

10 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

And Thailand want to have high-speed trains.
What a joke Thailand is.

you realise the trains won't run on public highways?

[kwilco]

12 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

Most of these victims will sadly not appear on the statistics as they will be declard death AFTER arriving at the hopsital.
The death declaration will be signed by a doctor at the hospital, not on the road or during transport to the hospital.

 

total rubbish! THere is just stupid after stupid on this thread

[keysersoze276]

Reading the comments makes me sick. If you came to live or even visit or even considered a brief holiday here, stop posting nonsense. 
 

You know damn well one of the benefits is cheap and easy travel. Should they really upgrade all the buses?  Would that benefit the Thais or immigrants traveling on a bus to Issan?  They’re out there working construction eight hours a day for 300 baht.  
 

Is it really any of your expert opinions to make fun of a tragic situation because you read a half baked article?

Is it your place to judge authorites in a country that you are a guest in?

 

p.s. I know they are mostly sleeping on the job. But I doubt anyone reading this far would trade places and demand to hike the price of a bus ticket. 

[cardinalblue]

Driver fatigue is not the same as driver error which seems to be omitted as potential causes…can never be the driver’s ability or lack of

[EVENKEEL]

10 hours ago, ronster said:

Yet again the carnage continues !

This is the reason I never let anyone in my family travel on a bus anywhere in this country.

Same here, they always fly. 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

Horrific but not unusual in Thailand. I survived a similar crash in 1990.

[Hawki1970]

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Most drivers don't know how to descend a steep hill safely , you can see

them in front of you, brake lights on all the time , instead of using a low

gear and letting the engine do the braking , they either freewheel down

to save fuel , or have it in high gear with foot on the pedal ,so when they

need to brake , they have brake fade and cannot stop..... 

 

regards worgeordie

Some systems as soon as you engage a retarder now are wired through the brake lights

 

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Most drivers don't know how to descend a steep hill safely , you can see

them in front of you, brake lights on all the time , instead of using a low

gear and letting the engine do the braking , they either freewheel down

to save fuel , or have it in high gear with foot on the pedal ,so when they

need to brake , they have brake fade and cannot stop..... 

 

regards worgeordie