Disabled Man Falls Into Drain

PATTAYA – January 20,2014 [PDN]; at late night, Mr.Wittaya Samnao, 34 years old, a man from Buriram, notified Pattaya police that he wanted to punish the road contractor who had been working on the road in the area of south Pattaya next to the old pier at the entrance to Walking street because he had fallen into a drain injuring himself.

Mr.Wittaya Samnao, who is disabled because he has artificial arms. He makes a living as a street seller on Pattaya beach. He told police that while he was walking on the road where it was under construction near the old pier there were lots of cars which he tried to avoid and stepped on a sheet of wood which was laid on top of a drain. The sheet was very thin and after he stepped on it the sheet gave way under him causing him to fall into the drain that was 4-5 metres deep. His artificial arms broke off and he couldn’t get out. He then cried for help and a passerby and some motor bike riders helped him out.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2014/01/20/disabled-man-falls-into-drain/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2014-01-20

oh dash, missed my chance of being famous again .

Another job for Claims Direct

Nothing unusual in Thailand.

Holes covered with flimsy materials.

No warning lights.

On the roads you drive and suddenly you find a barrel in front of you as the road has been dag.

Construction sites without any safety measures....so easy to get a brick on the head.

I can write for hours about the lack of safety measures.

But you have heard all that before........and I want to go to sleep.

Nothing unusual in Thailand.

Holes covered with flimsy materials.

No warning lights.

On the roads you drive and suddenly you find a barrel in front of you as the road has been dag.

Construction sites without any safety measures....so easy to get a brick on the head.

I can write for hours about the lack of safety measures.

But you have heard all that before........and I want to go to sleep.

you have to learn how to tap into the great Buddhist ethereal plane then you will not need these material signposts.

Hes luck it wasnt a drain filled with rebarb spikes. Something like the VC used, but with sharpened bamboo.

Hope they Flush-out the culprit who left it in a dangerous condition and pull the financial chain on him with funds going to the victim.

adventure tourism capital of the world, he will probably have to pay

What to say????? This poor guy is just not having much luck!

Some people are just unlucky ,

He better be careful...the construction mafia can play mean. He may loose his legs as well.

Get real. The company will claim that they covered the hole up with a steel plate that someone unknown removed it ( or worse, that the claimant removed it before he fell into it)

You mean load of bastards ,the poor sod has false arms and they were broken when he fell in ,have some compassion,he could have been badly injured ,or it could have been your wife or child.

sick joke (but expected) removed

Some people are just unlucky ,

Or we can take the "Buddhist" approach and suggest karma