Lucky Escape For Pick-up And Its Occupants As It

[libya 115]

SOURCE: Pattaya One News: July 8th 2008

Lucky escape for pick-up and its occupants as it narrowly avoids collision with train at level crossing.

On Monday Afternoon rescue workers were called to a small road near the Tamsamakee Temple in South Pattaya to deal with reports of a road accident at a level crossing. No one was injured in the accident which was deemed as a lucky escape for the driver of the vehicle and 4 occupants. Khun Tanaert aged 47, the driver, explained that as he approached the crossing, the barrier was not down and he assumed that no trains were approaching.

In fact, a train was only meters away from the crossing and was approaching at high speed.

Khun Tanaert saw the train and quickly reversed his pick-up off the track. The train clipped the front of the vehicle and although the vehicle sustained significant damage no one was injured. An investigation by the railway authorities is now underway into this faulty level crossing.

Photograph of damaged vehicle courtesy of Pattaya One News

Photograph of ecstatic survivor and good luck amulet courtesy of Pattaya One News

Edited July 8, 2008 by libya 115

[whatsoever]

A regular happening at this crossing This guy looks like he has won the lottery, not been hit by a train

[sibeymai]

Let's see. The driver drives onto the crossing without looking and apparently stops there (he was able to reverse off). What kind of an idiot drives onto a crossing without looking and with the forward exit blocked (by traffic presumably) ? The guy's a menace and should be locked up and have his license revoked for stupidity. Lucky for him and his passengers there was nobody behind him. Grinning Somchai thinks an amulet saved his life. Probably fall off his motorcycle drunk after celebrating his good luck.

I never cross a railway crossing without coming to a complete stop first, much to the dislike of traffic behind me. Crossings upcountry are not automated and are typically wound up and down manually. What happens if the guy is having a day off ?