One dead many injured in three vehicle pile up - driver fell asleep, say police


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK: -- One man died and eleven were injured after a collision involving three vehicles on the Nakorn Nayok - Rangsit Road on Thursday afternoon.

Police suspect a pick-up driver bringing Songkran revellers back from Nakorn Nayok fell asleep before crossing the central reservation and colliding with another pick-up. Then a passenger van went into the the debris, Thairath reports.

Chompu Dangta, 51, who was the innocent party in a Toyota Vigo was driving towards Nakorn Nayok. He had to be cut from his cab and later died in hospital.

Other people injured included three men, four women, two boys and two girls.

Police are studying the accident further before taking action against Bunchu Sriamphailert,38, who was driving the Nissan pick-up with family members back from a day out in Nakorn Nayok.

The accident happened between kilometre markers 48-49 in the Sai Moon district.

Source: Thairath


-- 2016-04-15

The carnage goes on, but the general is happy with the lottery and deckchairs!

We should all take note of one phrase, ' The Innocent Party ' and reflect.

another copy and paste story. change the names and location and number of dead.

RIP.

Thinking about it.... It does seem to "save face " a lot of people are falling asleep instead of being blind drunk now

Thinking about it.... It does seem to "save face " a lot of people are falling asleep instead of being blind drunk now

Good point.....let's see if the trend grows....

The tally so far from the first FOUR days, compared to last year, is 2,216 accidents (1,735 accidents), 259 deaths (191 deaths) and 2,378 injuries (1,808 injuries) from road accidents.

These are the statistics from each day this year, 2016, with the previous year in brackets:

Day 1: 52 deaths (25) and 431 injuries (348) in 387 reported accidents (324)
Day 2: 64 deaths (34) and 550 injured (417) in 520 reported accidents (399)
Day 3: 65 deaths (62) and 796 injured (516) in 754 reported accidents (492)
Day 4: 78 deaths (70) and 601 injured (527) in 555 reported accidents (520)

The total number of deaths for the first THREE days is 181 (121)

http://www.richardbarrow.com/2016/04/full-road-accident-statistics-for-songkran-2016/

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/720838873358598147

Edited April 15, 201610 yr by NCC1701A

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Edited April 15, 201610 yr by mesterm

...'never wrong' attitude.....sleepless....drunk....on drugs......

How do all these accident happen when the PM has extra police and solders checking for drunk drivers and suspicious people. Every one getting extra pay but just sit on the side of the road and do not check but just sit!

How do all these accident happen when the PM has extra police and solders checking for drunk drivers and suspicious people. Every one getting extra pay but just sit on the side of the road and do not check but just sit!

Perhaps if they were encouraged to question things they might get some answers.

How do all these accident happen when the PM has extra police and solders checking for drunk drivers and suspicious people. Every one getting extra pay but just sit on the side of the road and do not check but just sit!

Perhaps if they were encouraged to question things they might get some answers.

But then we know what happens to those who question the decisions of the government in Thailand . . .

Prime Minister threatens 10 year prison sentence for politicians who criticize referendum

We should all take note of one phrase, ' The Innocent Party ' and reflect.

Does Thailand have rest areas on their highways?

Caffeine increases your cortisol levels which can keep you from nodding off as your sleep hormones increase. If I want to avoid nodding off and want to drive I keep energy drinks with caffeine in the car.

Sometimes though, sleeping in the car or a hotel can't be avoided and is better than trying to continue. If your fighting sleep, its time to pull over and stop.