webfact Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 VIP Bus-Refrigerated Truck Collision Kills two, Injures 18By Khaosod OnlineBANGKOK: -- A bus running from Ranong Province collided into a refrigerated fish truck on Phetkasem Road left two passengers dead and 18 injured.The truck was found on its side with passenger compartment in wreck and the driver was out on the road with a broken leg. Whereas the 32-seated VIP bus was crushed on the driver′s side with the whole windshield broken as well as the front roll window.During the crash, witness said they had seen two passengers on the roll flew in the air, hit their heads with the bus′s metal part and got killed. Reportedly, they were not wearing safety belts.Among the injured, mostly with cuts and bruises, were 13 Thai citizens, four Burmese and one Korean.The accident led to major traffic on Phetkasem Road, the main expressway route along southern Thailand, both inbound and outbound for more than two kilometres as the two vehicles were blocking the road and were difficult to be relocated.The cause of this accident, police said, is yet to be investigated. However, a witness claimed the bus was riding on the right side of the road until the fish trunk crossed the lane.The witness also said that it was fortunately that he has got his safety belt on so he was uninjured.Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE16QXpOVGs0TUE9PQ==-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi41 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was it just a week ago, that Madame Yingluck said "Your safety is our main concern!!" Hope those who died didn't suffer!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Robert Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 object lesson in the value of fitting seat belts and wearing them in transit. horrible accident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaltsc Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Unfortunately this happens so often that it isn't "news" any more. Unsafe vehicles. Careless drivers. Either no seat belts, defective seat belts or no one connected with the bus company makes sure they are being utilized properly. If the government truly cared about road safety they would do a lot more than they are doing now and demand that officials do more than just collect money to ignore infractions. Edited October 29, 2013 by jaltsc 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post laurentbkk Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 what else to say ? it has became a habit and it will be strange NOT to have any road accidents .... Daily basis issue .... trains , vans, buses etc ..... just how many dead people the government will accept before to act strongly on road safety ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moonseeker Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 NO surprise if you watch how these crazy maniacs drive down Sukhumvit!!!! These are criminals, not drivers! And traffic enforcement is a joke. A shame, too. MS> 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 Will they ever learn? No, because life is cheap here- at least the life of others. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post angsta Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was it just a week ago, that Madame Yingluck said "Your safety is our main concern!!" Hope those who died didn't suffer!! Yes, it was certainly the PM's fault that this bus crashed. Perspective. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was it just a week ago, that Madame Yingluck said "Your safety is our main concern!!" Hope those who died didn't suffer!! Yes, it was certainly the PM's fault that this bus crashed. Perspective. In fact she is to blame She runs the current government and they have yet to address the issue of driver training proper safety standards and enforcement of a proper driving code. Until the government acts in a correct fashion these type of accidents will continue Time for the people in power to take action instead of being solely concerned about bring home the a hole from dubuy 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was it just a week ago, that Madame Yingluck said "Your safety is our main concern!!" Hope those who died didn't suffer!! Yes, it was certainly the PM's fault that this bus crashed. Perspective. Complete review of all driving tests and licenses scrutinized. if not all the new drivers will end up in the statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dararasmi Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Shame. Tragedy. (A broken leg will keep the driver from fleeing the scene.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jes Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 They are all Helldrivers on drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 object lesson in the value of fitting seat belts and wearing them in transit. horrible accident. More an object lesson in the value of life here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Robert Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 object lesson in the value of fitting seat belts and wearing them in transit. horrible accident. More an object lesson in the value of life here. yes, you are right, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 VIPs don't catch buses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhawk Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 They talk a lot but do nothing, there are enough BIB running around who could be taken for bus inspections but instead they watching gold shops, if the transporation departement just would control as much as possible busses for just one week laying out high fees for disobeying laws regarding safety and put the bus out of service just at the roadside, the operators would change their minds quickly especially when the paxes start complaining. Run a bus in Germany having no functional seat.belts and your bus would be held at the control point until it is repaired or a substitution comes by. It is a desastrous year regarding accidents for Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JustAnotherFarang Posted October 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2013 I was on the same road last night driving back from Chumphon to Ranong just a few minutes behind the bus and although I did not witness the accident itself I was caught up in the pandemonium and the traffic backlog that ensued. The scene of the accident was on a very tight corner by the waterfall in Kra Buri where the entire stretch of road has no street lighting and there is very little room for opposing traffic. The police and a few ambulances where quickly on the scene as the accident occurred about 1km from Kra Buri hospital but as we continued our journey home (via a back road before rejoining Petkasem road) we seen countless ambulances and rescue trucks racing dangerously to the scene from Ranong which is 60 km away. The Petkasem road running from Chumphon to Ranong is very very dangerous for those who do not know how to traverse it (especially at night) and is known as the road of a thousand bends. The vast majority of the road is unlit and some of the bends are notoriously tight causing many accidents to occur to those who are not aware of the dangers. There is also an increased danger at the moment due to roadworks being done to increase the width and quality of the roads. The bus driver and the fish truck driver would have been aware of the dangers but traffic from Chumphon to Ranong was surprisingly light last night and I think that the bus driver was maybe taking advantage of the empty roads to quickly arrive back in Ranong. JAF 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was it just a week ago, that Madame Yingluck said "Your safety is our main concern!!" Hope those who died didn't suffer!! That was the wrong script she was reading from. That comment fits more appropriately with her brother facing karma. Unfortunately, this current group can't be relied upon to improve the driving/roads/policies, especially down to the local level. All we can do is try to avoid using this type of transport as much as possible; vans, buses, trains particularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp2002 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It's always the innocent passengers who lose their lives. Why do the stupid drivers always live through these accidents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 A fish trunk? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminbkk Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Well at least the mention of safety belts is on the increase, in the article at least a passenger comments on it, which he will probably also do in the Thai language news, thereby increasing awareness positively, even if only a little bit. These big VIP buses usually drive very fast. Before the apologist come in force, we know accidents happen everywhere, but it is clearly very common here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 While not dismissing any lose of life due to road accidents and such, we must remember that this is a nation of 60 millions plus with hundred of thousands of roads users of all shape and kind at any given moment every day, accident do and will happened at any given moment, however, better road education and road rules enforcement will not be a miss.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Well at least the mention of safety belts is on the increase, in the article at least a passenger comments on it, which he will probably also do in the Thai language news, thereby increasing awareness positively, even if only a little bit. These big VIP buses usually drive very fast. Before the apologist come in force, we know accidents happen everywhere, but it is clearly very common here. ..crystal is it company policy to squeeze as many trips out of one bus and driver per shift. that is crystal as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Perhaps he was another test driver for the new right hand driving rule?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkup Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I remember the post about flights in Thailand a few months ago and someone saying it is better to go via bus. I think about 40-50 ppl have died in bus accidents since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 And there are those on this forum who praise these buses and think of them as a much better alternative than drive your own car ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight8 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 geeezus, every 3rd thaivisa email i get it delivers the news of a bus crash. Makes one start to question traveling in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 a) a refrigerated truck? Really? some of you are really using this to boil a political - soup on it? That is disgusting! c) RIP the victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 2 killed and 18 hurt in VIP bus crash in Thailand ZZZzzzzzz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yingyo Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Time for Thai bus companies to hand out full-face motorcycle helmets with their complimentary water and face towel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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