Pileup crash on expressway injures two

BANGKOK: -- Two persons were injured in a pileup crash that engaged 11 vehicles on the Bang Na-Din Daeng expressway last night.

One of the two injured woman was pregnant.

She has back injuries while another has head injuries.

Expressway police said the accident happened at about 10 pm near Bon Kai ramp and involved all private cars.

The pile up crash occurred when one car put on the brake instantly causing other cars following behind in high speed could not brake in time.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pileup-crash-on-expressway-injures-two

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"The pile up crash occurred when one car put on the brake instantly causing other cars following behind in high speed could not brake in time."

There's a shock.

Never heard of that happening in Thailand before!

Three metres stopping space at 100 km/h is called a multi-deck sandwich.

"The pile up crash occurred when one car put on the brake instantly causing other cars following behind in high speed could not brake in time."

There's a shock.

I wonder how many were using their mobile phone at that time

More accidents go unreported then you could ever imagine, The journalist just looking for point of difference here,

Accident caused by brakes not failing. First for everything.

Expressway Police? Haven't heard of them before.

Expressway Police? Haven't heard of them before.

They drive maroon/yellow cars, patrolling the expressways.

Expressway Police? Haven't heard of them before.

They drive maroon/yellow cars, patrolling the expressways.

Those are Highway Police. The expressway police ride yellow motorcycles.

Expressway Police? Haven't heard of them before.

They drive maroon/yellow cars, patrolling the expressways.

Those are Highway Police. The expressway police ride yellow motorcycles.

Oh. But I see them on the expressway all the time. Maybe they're off duty!