Four killed and six injured when van crashed into a roadside tree



BANGKOK: -- Four people were killed and six others injured when a passenger’s van skidded out of the road and rammed into a roadside tree before catching fire in Prachin Buri province on Monday.

Initial report said that three passengers in the van were burned alive while the fourth was flung out of the vehicle by the force of the impact and killed. It was not known whether the driver was killed or not.

The identities of the dead victims and injured are not known as police were investigating the case of the fatal accident which took place on the Ban Sang-Prachin Buri road.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/159125


-- Thai PBS 2016-04-12

Shame on the authorities ! same senseless deaths continually with these mini bus cowboys !!!!

RIP to yet more victims of the RTP - generations of ineptitude and ambivalence have led to Thailand's tragic ranking on road deaths.

Well the Songkran count has started, any guesses on what the final number will be?

Unfortunately, It will certainly be higher than the yearly total for many countries.

....the passengers were apparently incinerated....and they have yet to account for the driver....???

Cause what's the use in reacting. It's happening over and over, for years and years.

If people don't want to change their ways, what should we, the "stupid" farang do?

....the passengers were apparently incinerated....and they have yet to account for the driver....???

Was he able to do a runner ?

Another! I will never again travel in one of those death traps, as previously reported by me. When is something going to be done about these cowboy drivers! Oops, cancel that last remark; yes I know, TiT.

Same shit different day,,,, Thanks to the No balls Government,,,,,Not their life,,,,

If the driver is alive then he is" long gone" and of course the van owner will claim to know only his nick name and have no evidence where he was from.In The US ,commercial drivers can have only one driver license which is federal issued CDL license and they are very strictly controlled.Loss of license for more then two moving tickets ( speeding ,not properly driving,etc) any alcohol violations,even when not driving.For years here we seem to read in the reports " and the driver was seen running away".

Just another day in the population control of Thailand, unfortunately it's not always the deserving that end up dead.

Looks like the driver fell asleep,

Oh nasty video. Didn't look like he was speeding, no reckless behavior, and in broad daylight. <deleted>. RIP everyone.

I went in one of those things once....

Really didn't give the van itself a thought - new & nice....

Until he happened to stop to refuel....They popped the hood and hooked up CNG/LPG to a clip on connector on a piece of tubing just above the engine.....I remembered thinking if this guy crashes we're going to die in this flamethrower....

And that's exactly what I've seen happen in crash after crash with these things....Add in a rushed/tired/crazy driver with an overloaded van and it's a recipe for death......

Oh nasty video. Didn't look like he was speeding, no reckless behavior, and in broad daylight. <deleted>. RIP everyone.

asleep.

Wow! Didn't expect another van crash. Took me totally by surprise.