Road Crash injures driver on Pattaya Beach Road



PATTAYA: -- Police have yet to confirm the cause of a road crash which occurred on Pattaya Beach in the early hours of Sunday.

The crash involved a Toyota Swift car, driven by Khun Sarawoot aged 35 and a Refuse Truck, which was in the process of taking refuse from a business situated on Pattaya Beach Road, close to the Tropicana Hotel.

Khun Sarawoot’s car slammed into the side of the stationary truck and for a time, he was trapped inside his badly damaged car. Due to suspected neck and spinal injuries, he was immobilized at the scene and taken to Hospital where the extent of his injuries are still being assessed.

The Refuse Truck driver was Khun Sombat aged 24, who felt the impact and rushed to the rear of his vehicle due to concerns about his refuse collector, Khun Somport aged 27, who was able to jump out of the way of the speeding car at the last moment, avoiding any injuries.

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-- Pattaya One 2014-09-22

I bet he was drunk. Thankfully he only hurt himself and damaged his car badly in the process.

i always spare a thought for these garbage collectors working from the back of the truck, some drunk running into the back of the truck crushing the workers

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

Reporter Not To SWIFT Either.....................

i always spare a thought for these garbage collectors working from the back of the truck, some drunk running into the back of the truck crushing the workers

So True.....

I have great respect and admiration for these guys......they do a very unpleasant job in extreme conditions

But always seem to be "smiling and happy"

GOOD ON "YOU" GUYS

Playing with his telephone?

Maybe the truck driver and his off-sider can give the car driver a free sample of their wares, as he seemed very keen to inspect them.

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

No.

What about the SPEED ??? He must have been racing when i see the result of thee impact.... on Beach Road !?!?

What about the SPEED ??? He must have been racing when i see the result of thee impact.... on Beach Road !?!?

The collection is usually later at night, not so much traffic. The guy had to be drunk, high, both, or trying to sms. He'll do it again.

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

Only one car involved, but still cant get the name right.

Recall a European study saying driving while on phone same danger level as driving after drinking. Combine the two and you have a real losing proposition.

Most likely the driver was over served. Glad the guy working on the back was able to avoid being hit.

i always spare a thought for these garbage collectors working from the back of the truck, some drunk running into the back of the truck crushing the workers

I think there was such an incident a few years ago, guy lost both legs.

It just indicates the poor driving standards when you think bin collectors need a truck like this following behind for protection.

Probably Wellied....

I'm going to buy a Suzuki Wish tomorrow.

If beach Road, was one of them not driving in the wrong direction ??

On second thoughts maybe not ,,, ,

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

well, the front was a swift and the back some random toyota......

Maybe the refuse truck had plastic sacks hanging over its rear lights (they often do) and being stationary collecting rubbish on the right hand side of the road may have been seen very late by the car driver. Not all night-time drivers are drunk.

My first thought was that the garbage truck as parked up loading rubbish on the right side of the Beach road which could surprise someone, but looking at the picture I can't figure out what happened.

As other posters say, these guys work hard at an unpleasant job and deserve some kudos.

They came up my street at 7pm yesterday to take the rubbish.

But I occasionally have negative thoughts about their driver... you can figure that out yourselves!

"Toyota Swift" ?

Surely a Suzuki Swift ?

Now its a " SLOW " Toyota or Suzuki