webfact Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Russian survives deadly car plunge from cliff in PhuketPHUKET: -- A Russian man escaped death after his car fell from a clifftop tourist lookout on Phuket and plunged into the sea.He was rescued last night on rocks off the holiday island’s coast.Phuket police said the dramatic 250-metre plunge downhill came about 11.30 pm from Pa Dang, the site of Phuket’s only wind-power turbine and a popular leaping spot for paragliders.The Russian man known only as Nikolai was driving in his Honda Jazz and with unknown cause, the car ran out of the cliff and fell into the sea.Investigators are waiting for the Russian man to recover so they can question whether he drove off the road by chance or intended to kill himself.”It’s amazing that this man survived a long drop down the hill into the sea,” a policeman said.Police said it was unclear yet whether Nikolai was a tourist who misjudged the path down from the wind turbine or an expat down on his luck.Charity Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation rescuers and local council officers took two dinghies out about 11.30pm last night and found ”Nikolai” in bad condition on a rocky outcrop, but alive.A fisherman saw and heard the car’s plunge and made a call for help.Airbags deployed as the car hit the water, the rescuers said.Meanwhile doctors at Vachira Phuket hospital said the Russian man suffered slight injuries considering the height of the car’s plunge.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/russian-survives-deadly-car-plunge-cliff-phuket -- Thai PBS 2014-12-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soupdragon Posted December 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2014 Nikolai took the instruction to dip his headlights a bit too literally 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Russian tourist badly hurt in car plunge off Phuket cliffSuthicha SiriratThe steep slope down which the car tumbled. Image Google Street ViewPHUKET: -- A Russian tourist is in hospital with head injuries after he lost control of his rented car at 11:30pm last night (December 18) near the wind turbines viewpoint south of Nai Harn Beach.The red-plate Honda Jazz tumbled 300 metres from the road into the sea.Nikolai Onoprienov, 29, was flung from the vehicle as it rolled down the cliff and was found by rescuers, battered and semi-conscious, on rocks near the sea.A police officer at the scene said he Mr Onoprienov was bleeding from his nose and ears and was unable to communicate.He was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.The Jazz ended up in the sea with only one wheel visible above the water. Rawai Municipality and the Tourist Assistance Centre despatched two boats with divers to check whether anyone else was in the car but they found no one.Police are waiting for Mr Onoprienov to regain consciousness so that they can ask him how the accident happened. Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/russian-tourist-badly-hurt-in-car-plunge-off-phuket-cliff-50196.php -- Phuket News 2014-12-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Reading the headlines this week I wonder if I live in the Russian Federation already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Reading the headlines this week I wonder if I live in the Russian Federation already. Perhaps. Although I think Thailand will be annexed by China first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Reading the headlines this week I wonder if I live in the Russian Federation already. Perhaps. Although I think Thailand will be annexed by China first. Hold on! The ink on that contract signed today is not even dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsgatse Posted December 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2014 If it was a "deadly car plunge" then he would be dead. Nice reporting... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Buy Honda Jazz. Excellent fuel economy. Powered by fuel and wind. Light as a feather. Will even float when in water. Offer ends Dec 31, 2014. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 If it was a "deadly car plunge" then he would be dead. Nice reporting... Not where slopes are cliffs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater 7 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Good advertising for Honda airbags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 ...hope the insurance covers it.......otherwise he may rue his 'good fortune'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 So it is not only the ruble which is taking a dive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenial Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Edited December 19, 2014 by Millenial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojourner007 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 So it is not only the ruble which is taking a dive? Perhaps it is BECAUSE of the rouble the Russian took a dive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loles Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 He is a very lucky guy. Picture about the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenial Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yes you can see the fall and the car in the sea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanlic Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yet another Russian makes the headlines! Are these people crazy or what? Lets hope he makes a full recovery and can try again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthpig Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Anyone who has tried driving in Russia knows that a motor vehicle and a Ruskie don't mix well at all. Wouldn't be surprised if pretty soon more of them die holidaying in Thailand than Brits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyman Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Maybe he was a banker...? But from the pictures, it does look more like a 'roll' down the hill than a 'plunge' from a cliff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermonkey Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 If it was a "deadly car plunge" then he would be dead. Nice reporting... Sounds entirely accurate to me. The description of the condition of the Honda certainly indicates that it is very dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Reading the headline I expected a vertical drop instead of a slope. Therefore it's not nearly as suprising he survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangKenStine Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 He wouldn't have crashed, but he was . . . . rushin' Thank you and Goodnight! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanng khao Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Was he Russian, or was he taking his time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 somehow they got the car to Ya Nui beach because i just saw them towing it away. sorry, no pics, but i expect someone will post some. anyhow, the car looked like it had been through a car crusher, how the guy survived, i don't know. wish i'd got the license plate number for next weeks lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 300 meters high cliffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 probably drinking heaps of red bull, thought it gave him wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1marco1 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Sometimes I go to spearfishing around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 "Russian survives deadly car plunge from cliff in Phuket" Further down the article it says he tumbled down a slope .....bit of a difference between that and what the headline says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Sometimes I go to spearfishing around there. And when I do--------------??????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timewilltell Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 somehow they got the car to Ya Nui beach because i just saw them towing it away. sorry, no pics, but i expect someone will post some. anyhow, the car looked like it had been through a car crusher, how the guy survived, i don't know. wish i'd got the license plate number for next weeks lottery. He survived because he was not in it - he was thrown clear or more likely jumped the heck out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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