Bangkok taxi driver escapes five-car accident with minor injuries

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Driver escapes five-car accident with minor injuries
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: FM91 Traffic Pro Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- Drivers involved in a multi-vehicle accident in which a taxi cab was completely crushed miraculously escaped with minor or no injuries.

The incident at 11.45am on Tuesday on Phahonyothin Road near Saphan Khwai BTS saw a cement mixer hit a pink taxi cab, which then slammed into a public bus.

The bus then hit another taxi, which rammed into 2 parked cars.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/11/10/driver-escapes-five-car-accident-minor-injuries


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-11-10

[lovelomsak]

Now that is news. what a miracle. the car is crushed.

[Somtamnication]

Anyone know the licence plate number of the taxi? Wife wants to buy the lottery number!

[nottocus]

Lucky man.

[balo]

That picture should be used by TAT to promote tourism and safety on the roads.

[Cuchulainn]

Surprised the LPG tank didn't explode!

[Artisi]

Bit of quick panel work and it should be on the road again very shortly.

[Eddy B]

Plenty of numbers in the pic. Let her pick one.

[norfolkandchance]

Jeppers.ouch !

[mortenaa]

Anyone know the licence plate number of the taxi? Wife wants to buy the lottery number!

On the passenger door ...

[Katipo]

And who says lucky amulets don't work?

[kannot]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

[mortenaa]

I guess the sement truck driver mistaked his car for being a sports car with carbon brakes, right?

[Lupatria]

Maybe he overcharged the mia noi of the trucker a few days ago...

[Johnsy]

all heavy vehicles should be fitted with low down crash bars/bumpers to stop this from happening but not here!

[daveAustin]

^^ Taxi driver would've probably been crushed if bus had them.

[MockingJay]

That man is one lucky bastard Other people get killed by changing a light bulb, or drown in a 2 inch puddle of water, and this guy walks unharmed from such a crash... unbelievable...

Edited November 10, 2015 by MockingJay

[Bluespunk]

That picture should be used by TAT to promote tourism and safety on the roads.

Though the fact he survived with minor injuries might give some the wrong idea.....

Edited November 10, 2015 by Bluespunk

[mrdome]

I always felt that the back of these red buses rides pretty high...

[Ace of Pop]

If he was in an SUV and higher up he would be gone.

[JAG]

Bit of quick panel work and it should be on the road again very shortly.

You may be joking ( I assume! ) but I pass a body repair yard most days, and I am constantly amazed at some of the repairs they manage Wrecks that in the west would be scrapped reappear looking as good as new.

How well they go round corners after they are put back on the road, well I don't know.

[lee b]

wow. How on earth did he escape that with only minor injuries? Lucky lucky guy !!!

[johninbkk]

How fast was the cock head going in the cement mixer truck???????????

[konying]

Anyone know the licence plate number of the taxi? Wife wants to buy the lottery number!

259

[konying]

wow. How on earth did he escape that with only minor injuries? Lucky lucky guy !!!

Silly question, he was wearing 5 Buddhist amulets

[bino]

Very lucky escape from death for the driver.

Cement trucks in Bangkok scare the hell out of me. Not just because they are the heaviest vehicle on the road, but also because every single one I have seen has tires worn down to expose the belts.

If the tires are in such bad condition, one can only guess what the brakes are like.

I always give them a wide berth and stay away from them on the road.

[Chicog]

Anyone know the licence plate number of the taxi? Wife wants to buy the lottery number!

The trouble is everyone else and their aunties will have it too.

[muntergok]

What a shame the taxi driver was not included in the photo, pointing his finger at the cement truck.

[KamalaRider]

Anyone know the licence plate number of the taxi? Wife wants to buy the lottery number!

Is the number 259 Ok with your wife, the cab number.

[KamalaRider]

Very lucky escape from death for the driver.

Cement trucks in Bangkok scare the hell out of me. Not just because they are the heaviest vehicle on the road, but also because every single one I have seen has tires worn down to expose the belts.

If the tires are in such bad condition, one can only guess what the brakes are like.

I always give them a wide berth and stay away from them on the road.

The gas pedal works though.