Manager of Popular Tourist Attraction in Pattaya killed in Rayong road crash

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Manager of Popular Tourist Attraction in Pattaya killed in Rayong road crash



PATTAYA: -- On Saturday three people were killed as a pick-up truck collided at-speed with a Mercedes Benz car fitted with an LPG tank which exploded upon impact.

The crash occurred on Highway 36 in the Map Ta Put area in Rayong Province on the Pattaya-bound carriageway.

Witnesses saw the car being driven at a high rate of speed and erratically and came into contact with the slower-moving pick-up truck which was known to have been driven by Khun Sunan, the General Manager of Nong Nooch Gardens in Jomtien. He was known to be returning to Pattaya following a business trip to Rayong.

When the two vehicles came into contact, an LPG tank in the boot of the Benz exploded causing both vehicles and its occupants to become engulfed in flames.

Source: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/162912/manager-of-popular-tourist-attraction-in-pattaya-killed-in-rayong-road-crash/


-- Pattaya One 2015-01-05

[maapaa]

Gas tank properly installed ... in Thailand?

Wherever it was installed ... Benz driver's family already has something they can blame for the casualties: The exploding tank! (and not the driver's speeding)

[Loptr]

Gas tank properly installed ... in Thailand?

Wherever it was installed ... Benz driver's family already has something they can blame for the casualties: The exploding tank! (and not the driver's speeding)

From the looks of the accident, I would wager the occupants of the vehicles were dead on impact... High speed, erratic driving, but that's ok, go ahead and blame it on the LP tank...

RIP to those that lost their lives...

[SOTIRIOS]

......'....known to be....'.....does this imply that it was not random....???

[Just1Voice]

More Mercedes Mentality Morality

[Gsxrnz]

The tank was in the boot of the Merc, which rear ended the pickup truck.

I'm sure the tank was installed properly.

If the pickup truck rear ended the Merc, ok, maybe a reason for it to ignite. But the other way around?

[MaxYakov]

"When the two vehicles came into contact ..."

Strange wording. Looks to me like a head-on collision, probably on a non-divided road. Anyway, RIP all victims.

[alocacoc]

So many vehicles with LPG tanks exploding in Thailand. They are rolling bombs. But it seems, nobody is concerned about it.

[torpedo1970]

So many vehicles with LPG tanks exploding in Thailand. They are rolling bombs. But it seems, nobody is concerned about it.

Think everybody looks at it as a calculated risk to be able to run your car cheap.

I know i will never let any of these crazy's install a gas tank in my boot...

[Ulic]

Looks like a head on collision to me. RIP

[petercool]

an offensive post and a reply quoting that removed

[Sviss Geez]

......'....known to be....'.....does this imply that it was not random....???

........................no it doesn't.................................it implies that................what was stated.................was fact......................

Edited January 5, 2015 by Sviss Geez

[emilymat]

That highway 36 is a death trap, even by Thai standards.

[MrWorldwide]

I'd also like to believe the deceased died on impact : still an horrendous way to die, but if I have to go out in a crash that's how I'd want it to end. RIP.

[lvr181]

Satire was my comment, unfortunately for some. No disrespect was intended to those who perished

[Bernard Flint]

More Mercedes Mentality Morality

Powerful car, same as any country in the world, most accidents happen due to speeding

[Rimmer]

A post attempting some sort of weird humour has been removed also the replies to it

[MTH]

......'....known to be....'.....does this imply that it was not random....???

No, it’s stating the facts, used here in a loose sense, known to the reporter: the car was supposedly driven by Khun Sunan on a his return trip from Rayong to Pattaya.

But I think you knew this already...

[petercool]

Post using profanity removed. Such language is not necessary nor acceptable on this forum.

[Nemesis7]

I never like the CNG or LPG fitted car for this reason and for the fea of explosion

[TomYumpoochai]

I can see the front of the truck and the front of the car head on so why did the tank in the boot explode?

Ive fitted lpg in the uk and it has to have 3 safety cutoff valves in the system (1 on the tank itself) plus the tank being bolted to the vehicle.... im guessing they dont bother with that here?

[henksteeghsth]

gas is for cooking

[OMGImInPattaya]

Benz makes some NGV vehicles don't they? Maybe this was an OEM Benz that exploded.

[Sviss Geez]

Benz makes some NGV vehicles don't they? Maybe this was an OEM Benz that exploded.

These Mercedes E210 models weren't available as OEM NGVs but they are well known for severe corrosion affecting the front suspension mountings which can cause the suspension to collapse. That could result in what has been described as erratic driving preceding the collision and could possibly be a contributing factor to this accident.

[Sviss Geez]

I can see the front of the truck and the front of the car head on so why did the tank in the boot explode?

Ive fitted lpg in the uk and it has to have 3 safety cutoff valves in the system (1 on the tank itself) plus the tank being bolted to the vehicle.... im guessing they dont bother with that here?

Not unlikely that the impact caused fuel pipes to be broken leading to a fire leading to the tank's exploding?