Accident Near Miss on Rama II Road: Metal Scaffold Screw Falls on Car Roof

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A potentially deadly incident occurred yet again on Bangkok’s notoriously hazardous Rama II Road, when a piece of construction equipment fell from above and smashed onto the roof of a moving car. The terrifying moment has reignited concerns over the safety of one of the capital’s busiest thoroughfares.

 

The incident took place around 18:00 on 31 May, near Lotus Mahachai 2 on the Rama II frontage road, during heavy rain. A Facebook user, Panjana Krasinthusap, shared a video and photos of the aftermath, showing a metal component embedded in the rear section of her car’s roof, which was left with a hole and dents.

 

According to her post, the object appeared to be an adjustable scaffold screw used in  scaffolding and to support structures. It reportedly fell from an overhead construction area. “Good thing it landed on the rood,” she wrote. “I can’t imagine what would have happened if it had hit the front windscreen.”

 

Panjana is now trying to locate a white vehicle that was driving behind her at the time, in hopes that its dashcam might have captured the exact moment the object fell. The model and licence plate of the vehicle are currently unknown. She urged anyone who may have information or footage to come forward and help share the post.

 

Rama II Road has long been under public scrutiny due to frequent and often unexpected incidents. Despite ongoing efforts to tighten safety measures, the road continues to see cases involving property damage and in some instances, loss of life.

 

This latest incident only adds to the growing list of close calls on a stretch of road many now grimly refer to as “Rama of Horror.”

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-06-01.

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

Again...  the incompetence and negligence of this project continues.... 

 

That said: In many other nations, the road would be closed and vehicles would not be permitted to pass underneath anything...  causing mass road-chaos and terrible traffic for months-years.

 

But...  that does not excuse the ineptitude of supervisory management to ensure that these 'events' cannot happen - this is nothing other than human error mostly likely borne of sheer laziness.

 

 

Everyone I have spoken to about this road has reservations about driving along it !!!....