Phuket trucker drives into cables, brings down pylons, injures motorbike rider

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Phuket trucker drives into cables, brings down pylons, injures motorbike rider
Darawan Naknakhon


Police arrived at the scene to find the 10-wheeler parked in the road with a large number of tangled cables caught on its roof. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- The driver of a motorbike was injured by a falling pylon this morning (Feb 25) when the driver of a 10-wheel truck attempted to drive the truck under low hanging cables and brought down five pylons in the process.

Lt Ronaphomi Permpoon from Phuket City Police was call to investigate the incident on Palien Rd in Talad Yai at 6:45am. It was reported that the driver of a motorbike had sustained injuries as a result of one of the pylons falling on him.

Police arrived at the scene together with Kusoldharm rescue workers to find the 10-wheeler belonging to Chokpanuchit Co parked in the road with a large number of tangled cables caught on its roof.

“Along the road five pylons had been damaged, and under one pylon was a wrecked Honda Dream.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-trucker-drives-into-cables-brings-down-pylons-injures-motorbike-rider-56358.php


-- Phuket News 2016-02-25

[canopus1969]

Surprised there is not more of this

[PETERTHEEATER]

Attempted to drive under.........The question here is why were multiple cables hanging too low over a public highway

[PEAP]

Having worked in the electrical transmission industry for over 30 years i cannot believe the stupidity of the company employees and their overseers who are responsible for the unbelievable "Rat's Nest" of cables (Electrical & Data) that festoon the Highways & Byways of Thailand, Compare them with the very, very modern standard of the High Voltage and Ultra high voltage systems that are installed. They are testimony that the job can be done correctly. Why do we have the mess?

[gandalf12]

Having worked in the electrical transmission industry for over 30 years i cannot believe the stupidity of the company employees and their overseers who are responsible for the unbelievable "Rat's Nest" of cables (Electrical & Data) that festoon the Highways & Byways of Thailand, Compare them with the very, very modern standard of the High Voltage and Ultra high voltage systems that are installed. They are testimony that the job can be done correctly. Why do we have the mess?

Could be that te workers who install the HV & EHV have training and are competent whilst the people who install the LV have no real training

[NCC1701A]

Having worked in the electrical transmission industry for over 30 years i cannot believe the stupidity of the company employees and their overseers who are responsible for the unbelievable "Rat's Nest" of cables (Electrical & Data) that festoon the Highways & Byways of Thailand, Compare them with the very, very modern standard of the High Voltage and Ultra high voltage systems that are installed. They are testimony that the job can be done correctly. Why do we have the mess?

have you ever tried to tell a Thai how to do something? then you will know.

they don't listen and truly believe they have invented almost everything in the world, and there is no possible way you could have any knowledge or prior experience that could be of use to them.

they are still working on proper earth grounds.

there are extremely high voltage lines 8 feet above the ground in front of the local 7/11. I am talking about lines from the very top of the poles that feed prior to the step down transformers. they are installed that way. almost anyone could jump up and touch them.

but this still takes the prize:

http://lovepattayathailand.com/47-power-poles-come-down-from-one-truck/

[sunnyjim5]

Having worked in the electrical transmission industry for over 30 years i cannot believe the stupidity of the company employees and their overseers who are responsible for the unbelievable "Rat's Nest" of cables (Electrical & Data) that festoon the Highways & Byways of Thailand, Compare them with the very, very modern standard of the High Voltage and Ultra high voltage systems that are installed. They are testimony that the job can be done correctly. Why do we have the mess?

Clearly you have limited experience of overhead cabling in the third world.

May suggest you try India!

Why does the USA, Australia and New Zealand still have overhead rat nests of cables ?

[springheeled jack]

an absolute wally he must have known he couldn't go through them but he tried consequently injuring a motorbike rider and bringing down power pylons he is just one example on our roads a complete idiot,