Pictures courtesy of Amarin

A late-night incident saw a car crash through a third-floor parking wall on Rama IV Road, narrowly avoiding a fall from the building, with the driver suffering minor injuries. The crash occurred at about 8.17pm on 20 January at a seven-storey car park in the Rama IV area of Bangkok. The vehicle came to a stop after breaching the wall, preventing it from plunging to the ground below.

Emergency responders confirmed that all occupants were able to exit the vehicle safely following the impact. The driver, identified as Ms Taweep Songwannanamasakul, aged 55, sustained minor injuries caused by the collision and the deployment of the airbags.

She was assisted at the scene by volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation before being taken to hospital for further treatment. No other injuries were reported and there were no reports of damage to any other vehicles or people on lower levels of the building.

Security staff at the building provided an initial account of the events leading up to the crash. They she had parked on the opposite side of the crash location and was preparing to return home. While reaching into the rear of the vehicle to collect an item, she intended to press the brake pedal but mistakenly pressed the accelerator.

This error caused the car to surge forward and smash through the car park wall. The account was given by the driver to security personnel shortly after the incident. Authorities have not reported any evidence of mechanical failure or other contributing factors at this stage.

Amarin reported that officials from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation attended the scene to assess the damage. Their role included ensuring the structural safety of the building and overseeing the safe removal of the vehicle. The process was still under way as investigations continued late into the night.

Key Takeaways

• A Toyota Cross crashed through a third-floor car park wall on Rama IV Road on 20 January 2569.

• The 55-year-old driver, Ms Taweep Songwannanamasakul, suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.

• Officials are inspecting the damage and arranging the safe removal of the vehicle.

  

Adapted by ASEAN Now from Amarin 2026-01-21

 

 

Outstanding effort. It never ceases to amaze me just how much total fluckwittery we see among some drivers here.

How many reports like this do we see each year? It seems disproportionately high.

Are we seeing news every time such an incident occurs, while in our home countries similar events aren’t considered newsworthy - thereby distorting our perception?

Perhaps the bell curve is being dragged down everywhere, and our own nations are just as guilty of intellectual mediocrity.... who knows...

Lucky escape this time.

Others made it through.

Even an automatic car needs a gear selected 🫣

While reaching into the rear of the vehicle to collect an item, she intended to press the brake pedal but mistakenly pressed the accelerator.

She learnt a hard lesson.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

While reaching into the rear of the vehicle to collect an item, she intended to press the brake pedal but mistakenly pressed the accelerator.

She learnt a hard lesson.

Perhaps she should learn to put the gear in "P" before reaching into the rear.

These kind of accidents happens here in Thailand a couple of time every year. But I have never seen it happen in my European home country.

How could she move into the rear without change gear to P for park, or at least N for neutral 😐

But in a country where you can buy a drivers licence can we probably expect everything.

Seen this a few times, in Thailand, just what is wrong with these vehicles, brake failure, engine/car fires, tire failures, centre of gravity problems...biggest problem, the "loose" nut behind the steering wheel.

4 hours ago, hanbla said:

These kind of accidents happens here in Thailand a couple of time every year. But I have never seen it happen in my European home country.

How could she move into the rear without change gear to P for park, or at least N for neutral 😐

But in a country where you can buy a drivers licence can we probably expect everything.

Ooh - a bit of Thai bashing here. Here's but a few from Europe. Tip of the iceberg I think.

That carpark appears to have a good quality reinforced concrete curtain wall which has withstood the impact of the car accelerating from an inner parking slot into an empty outer parking slot. The vehicle has mounted the wall and not smashed through it unlike other examples reported in the past where car and driver have fallen to the ground with fatal results.

18 hours ago, Watawattana said:

Ooh - a bit of Thai bashing here. Here's but a few from Europe. Tip of the iceberg I think.

Thai bashing? It's just facts. I live here and drive on the roads of Bangkok, all around the provinces and been doing so for more than 10 years. Good luck just got som small scratches from motorbikes pushing themselves through traffic. But I see some crazy stuff all the time. Good luck you managed to find some accidents from Europe. If you continue to Google, both in English and in Thai several accidents like this happening every year in Thailand.

When driving around in Europe and in the US I don't see that crazy stuff on the roads that I see here. So are there better and more experienced drivers there than here? Definitely. Why? because at least in my home country we have education, training and law enforcement. Then compare the number of road accidents.

Otherwise I love Thailand and the Thai people.

4 hours ago, hanbla said:

Thai bashing? It's just facts. I live here and drive on the roads of Bangkok, all around the provinces and been doing so for more than 10 years. Good luck just got som small scratches from motorbikes pushing themselves through traffic. But I see some crazy stuff all the time. Good luck you managed to find some accidents from Europe. If you continue to Google, both in English and in Thai several accidents like this happening every year in Thailand.

When driving around in Europe and in the US I don't see that crazy stuff on the roads that I see here. So are there better and more experienced drivers there than here? Definitely. Why? because at least in my home country we have education, training and law enforcement. Then compare the number of road accidents.

Otherwise I love Thailand and the Thai people.

The reason I said what I said is this quote from your original post "But I have never seen it happen in my European home country." The point of my reply was that it does happen in Europe, not just in Thailand.

As to your reply above? I agree with you! Have clicked that emoji too.

8 hours ago, Watawattana said:

The reason I said what I said is this quote from your original post "But I have never seen it happen in my European home country." The point of my reply was that it does happen in Europe, not just in Thailand.

As to your reply above? I agree with you! Have clicked that emoji too.

Sorry, I wasn't reading properly 😊🌞