Facebook clip emerges of fatal truck crash on Pattaya Highway 36

[brewsterbudgen]

Typical Thai driving, foot down hard no matter the conditions. Gotta love the compassion showed by those that simply slowed down until the road was clear and then continued on their merry way. (deleted)

Unfortunately it's not just Thailand, too many idiots drive 'with foot down hard no matter what the conditions' in England, I'm a truck driver and I see it everyday.

Don't spoil everyone's fun by posting common sense!!

[off road pat]

That no one appeared to stop to help for such a horrific accident is beyond disturbing.

Just for the record. In 2007, as I was drive up Rama III in the Klong Toey direction, I saw a car clip a motorcycle taxi, causing it to hit the curb on the side of the road

and flip over a few times. The car,as per usual, just drove off. Anyways, I stopped,as did a few more folks,all Thai except for me, to try and help the poor bloke who was lying facedown and motionless, but aside from making sure he was breathing, there wasn't much to do until the ambulance pick-up thingy arrived. A cop showed up about 10 minutes after the crash, and almost immediately accused me of being the culprit. All my explanations were in vain, and he was adamant that I had caused the crash and injured the bike rider. It was only through the persistent interruptions by the other Thai folks that the <deleted> finally stopped his groundless accusations. I hate to think what would have happened to me if there were no other witnesses to the accident and the taxi driver had died. After that I will never,ever stop to help at a traffic accident in Thailand again.

I to have friends that stopped to help people after accidents,........One of my friends helped a motorcycle driver after he saw a accident, to be accused by that motorcycle driver of causing the accident....so he had somebody to pay for the damage...

[joepattaya1961]

Not that I'm an expert of any kind, but if you check out the video several times, you will notice the Toyota Vios passing on the left and at some point the Vios is changing lanes to the right due some slow moving vehicles on the left and his brake-lights were lit as well.......just seconds after that manouvre the truck clipped.

[apetley]

That no one appeared to stop to help for such a horrific accident is beyond disturbing.

Just for the record. In 2007, as I was drive up Rama III in the Klong Toey direction, I saw a car clip a motorcycle taxi, causing it to hit the curb on the side of the road

and flip over a few times. The car,as per usual, just drove off. Anyways, I stopped,as did a few more folks,all Thai except for me, to try and help the poor bloke who was lying facedown and motionless, but aside from making sure he was breathing, there wasn't much to do until the ambulance pick-up thingy arrived. A cop showed up about 10 minutes after the crash, and almost immediately accused me of being the culprit. All my explanations were in vain, and he was adamant that I had caused the crash and injured the bike rider. It was only through the persistent interruptions by the other Thai folks that the <deleted> finally stopped his groundless accusations. I hate to think what would have happened to me if there were no other witnesses to the accident and the taxi driver had died. After that I will never,ever stop to help at a traffic accident in Thailand again.

I to have friends that stopped to help people after accidents,........One of my friends helped a motorcycle driver after he saw a accident, to be accused by that motorcycle driver of causing the accident....so he had somebody to pay for the damage...

So did your friend pay up?

[off road pat]

That no one appeared to stop to help for such a horrific accident is beyond disturbing.

Just for the record. In 2007, as I was drive up Rama III in the Klong Toey direction, I saw a car clip a motorcycle taxi, causing it to hit the curb on the side of the road

and flip over a few times. The car,as per usual, just drove off. Anyways, I stopped,as did a few more folks,all Thai except for me, to try and help the poor bloke who was lying facedown and motionless, but aside from making sure he was breathing, there wasn't much to do until the ambulance pick-up thingy arrived. A cop showed up about 10 minutes after the crash, and almost immediately accused me of being the culprit. All my explanations were in vain, and he was adamant that I had caused the crash and injured the bike rider. It was only through the persistent interruptions by the other Thai folks that the <deleted> finally stopped his groundless accusations. I hate to think what would have happened to me if there were no other witnesses to the accident and the taxi driver had died. After that I will never,ever stop to help at a traffic accident in Thailand again.

I to have friends that stopped to help people after accidents,........One of my friends helped a motorcycle driver after he saw a accident, to be accused by that motorcycle driver of causing the accident....so he had somebody to pay for the damage...

So did your friend pay up?

Yep,....it was on Koh Samui, the police was called and took the side of the Thai guy....they said that farrangs usually have insurance that pays back all damages....

Another one of my friends brought somebody to a hospital (also on Samui) after a accident he was not involved in....in the hospital the guy said that the Farang was responsible ,....and he had to pay for the damages....

When you bring somebody to a hospital they always right down you're name.....

On the other hand, One of my friends made it a small lucrative business to drive people to hospitals....he gets a important percentage of the bill the farrang had to pay....!!! Thai Hospitals like to pay if you bring them customers...!!!

This is how the Rescue services make there money....they get paid per customer they bring in to a hospital...and sometimes get a percentage of his bill later on to....

One of the great dangers is that sometimes they go to the hospital that pays them the most, even if there is a hospital nearby....!?!?!?!

Best regards,...

[tropo]

That no one appeared to stop to help for such a horrific accident is beyond disturbing.

Just for the record. In 2007, as I was drive up Rama III in the Klong Toey direction, I saw a car clip a motorcycle taxi, causing it to hit the curb on the side of the road

and flip over a few times. The car,as per usual, just drove off. Anyways, I stopped,as did a few more folks,all Thai except for me, to try and help the poor bloke who was lying facedown and motionless, but aside from making sure he was breathing, there wasn't much to do until the ambulance pick-up thingy arrived. A cop showed up about 10 minutes after the crash, and almost immediately accused me of being the culprit. All my explanations were in vain, and he was adamant that I had caused the crash and injured the bike rider. It was only through the persistent interruptions by the other Thai folks that the <deleted> finally stopped his groundless accusations. I hate to think what would have happened to me if there were no other witnesses to the accident and the taxi driver had died. After that I will never,ever stop to help at a traffic accident in Thailand again.

This is why people rarely stop, Thais included! Noone to blame = no insurance claims.

It's best to stay out of these situations, no matter where you live. What business has a passerby got with a seriously injured person unless he's medically trained in triage. If you do the wrong thing out of ignorance, you could be in serious legal trouble.

I would quite happily drive on by without feeling guilty, no matter what the good Samaritans on here may say.

IMO "no good deed goes unpunished" is a worthwhile concept to consider here.

[lostinisaan]

Must admit as an ex heavy goods driver I could not see why he lost it......The ride did not jackknife, the tractor unit suddenly veered. Yes it was wet but we all drove in those conditions.

About 24 seconds in, it looks like something flew to the right of the trailer just before the trailer itself swings to the right, maybe shred a tyre, not easy to make out, might have been roadside dirt flicked up by the unit.

Does not appear to be driving very fast, the ranger driver did not exactly have to stand on the brakes too hard.

I could be wrong but my thought was one of the steering tyres blew....

+ 1. Looks like a front tire blew....