webfact Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 2 dead, 3 injured in Pattaya Highway horror crashPATTAYA: -- A 32 year old woman and 4 year old child were killed and 3 others were injured after a car came off the main carriageway of Highway 36 in East Pattaya after the driver was suspected of falling asleep at the wheel.Police and rescue services were called to the Highway just after 7.30 am on Sunday and dealt with the accident which involved a Chevrolet Aveo car driven by Khun Pitak aged 32 who was taking his family back to Rayong Province from Amnat Jaleun Province in East Thailand.Source: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/114120/2-dead-3-injured-in-pattaya-highway-horror-crash/-- Pattaya One 2014-01-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dararasmi Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Sheesh...sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Likely a long drive home overnight after a New Years celebration visit to family. How tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Very sad indeed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Learnt long ago to pull of the road and have a short nap if i was tired. Even when 15 minutes from my destination. Tragic, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Seat belts? Government needs to blah blah blah and police should woof woof woof. Friend's pregnant wife and baby killed due to "driver error": that guy was fined all of 1,500 baht. And since they didn't die at the scene, I am sure not included in Thailand's traffic fatality list. Those who should make a difference (but don't) are far beyond any disparaging label available in any language. Edited January 6, 2014 by Emster23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suthansman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yes, very tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Australia has STOP REVIVE SURVIVE drummed into their heads all the time also look to the left look to the right look to the again then cross the road maybe the powers that be should drum this into every ones head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinners Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The number of kids I see perched on parents laps, or crawling around the drivers area. No surprise. Education needed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's not 'tragic' when it is caused by the ineptitude of the driver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Australia has STOP REVIVE SURVIVE drummed into their heads all the time also look to the left look to the right look to the again then cross the road maybe the powers that be should drum this into every ones head The "driver reviver" stops were all over the place during Christmas and New Year - around Surin anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It never fails to amaze me, when the rescue squad can pose with the bodies, never miss a photo op! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakhonandy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's not 'tragic' when it is caused by the ineptitude of the driver. Yes it is, tragic when people die like this, whatever the cause! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Put aside drunk driving for a moment, many many accidents are happening when the drivers are falling asleep. Again, common sense should, but does not, prevail. I would be heartless to say "serves the driver right", but there are many innocent victims to this, i.e. the child and the other injured partys in this particular accident. When I have been driving and start to feel drowsy, I'll pull over straight away. I'm not super-smart, just have a sense of self-preservation. The death stats on Thai roads are just unbelievable. And as I've said before, no-one cares. If the government cared, they'd address the problems of being drunk at the wheel, and fatigue. They don't. If the drivers see fit to be drunk or sleepy, so be it. This is Thailand. Just a pity innocent people get injured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitchag Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Learnt long ago to pull of the road and have a short nap if i was tired. Even when 15 minutes from my destination. Tragic, RIP. I do the same, a 10 to 20 minute nap can restore you and what is 10 to 20 minutes added to your journey compared to your life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Is this the same accident ? Happened the same day Edited January 7, 2014 by Rimmer Disturbing video link removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Racist flame removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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