Rimmer Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Driver crushed by Coach Door at South Pattaya Rest Area PATTAYA:--Security Officers who were on routine patrol at a Coach Stop located within the grounds of their Hotel, discovered the body of a coach driver who appeared to have been crushed by the doors of his own vehicle.Police and rescue services were called to the car park of the Mountain Beach Hotel situated within the Pratamnuk Hill area and inspected the body of Khun Maetee who is aged in his thirties.Security Guards knew the man well and every night at the end of his shift he would securely lock his coach. To do this he would have to activate the locking device from within the coachFull story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/90268/driver-crushed-coach-door-south-pattaya-rest-area/ -- Pattaya One 2013-06-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tywais Posted June 8, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2013 Another one. Was just a few months ago that the same thing happened to a driver. No pressure switches or other safety devices to prevent this? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotsira Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Why didn't the driver just leave from the drivers door, which is the normal way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Is there any safety for passengers? I would think there was some kind of switch, if someone couldnt make it through the door in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Another one. Was just a few months ago that the same thing happened to a driver. No pressure switches or other safety devices to prevent this? Yes, I seem to remember something about it. Are those doors really so powerful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I have seen bus drivers stand outside of the bus and use a key to close and open the door . They are under the front of the bus near the front wheel hub. Maybe these buses don't have that. What a horrible way to go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Assume locally made to in china ? Why would an engineer make the door so powerful to start off with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilgoster Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Old or new, something to keep in mind passing thru the portal of the behemoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Off topic posts removed, Have a little respect please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Why didn't the driver just leave from the drivers door, which is the normal way. Many of the new buses don't have a drivers door anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Yes I was just thinking the same--------- Two identical accidents in a few months? I think this is the same one but why they want to re-hash it I cant explain ----Perhaps someone thought it was a good news pitch? Don't forget you are in Thailand !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schondie Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Got to love the photo. The door is pointed at, "yes, that's the one officer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Do not understand why there is so much force to close,enough to kill someone.I have been on the underground railway and can assure you that a few times I have held the doors open with little trouble and havn"t we all had to grab a lift door to stop it closing as you get in? No problems there so why this one? I think there must be something missing,or maybe dis-connected in the safety mechanism.Just my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Yes I was just thinking the same--------- Two identical accidents in a few months? I think this is the same one but why they want to re-hash it I cant explain ----Perhaps someone thought it was a good news pitch? Don't forget you are in Thailand !!! Don't think so. This one shows a night shot with him outside the bus. The other one was a day photo with him still caught in the bus standing vertically. Found the report of the other individual crushed in a bus door in Phuket. So it is indeed a 2nd person on 18th March, also young at only 29. ThePhuketNews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Do not understand why there is so much force to close,enough to kill someone.I wonder the same. Why is the mechanism even so strong? Edited June 9, 2013 by manarak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 ...God forbid that the owners 'splurge' for a remote control....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1guy Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Something needs to be done to make these doors safer ASAP To die in such a freak accident & only in his 30s, RIP Hope people learn from this so it wont happen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Sunlong Chinese bus ??? Sure as hell was not a Volvo bus..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potosi Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's possible the hydraulics and door solidity are upgraded because Thailand is burglary central. Security comes with a trade off, Khun Maetee learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sunlong Chinese bus ??? Sure as hell was not a Volvo bus.....If you ran a tour company in Thailand, I'd like to see how much modern Volvo buses you would have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Why didn't the driver just leave from the drivers door, which is the normal way.Regardless, not really appropriate to make a remark such as yours considering the actual outcome. I'm offended by your lack of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotsira Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Why didn't the driver just leave from the drivers door, which is the normal way. Many of the new buses don't have a drivers door anymore That could well be the case, but seeing that nearly all the ones i see around Pattaya do have a drivers door, i would say that in this particular case and looking at the photo that this coach indeed did have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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