Man wrecks pickup at slippery 'deadly curve', left foot severed from ankle

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Man wrecks pickup at slippery 'deadly curve', left foot severed from ankle

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Man wrecks pickup at slippery 'deadly curve', left foot severed from ankle

 

PHUKET: -- Doctors have yet to confirm whether or not they will be able to salvage a man's left foot, which was severed from his ankle in a freak accident this morning along Thepkrasatri Rd north of Phuket Town.

 

 

 

Police and rescue workers were notified of the accident at about 9 a.m. this morning and reported to the scene, at a roadside ditch along the infamous Kuan Din Daeng curve, a few kilometers north of Super Cheap.

 

There, rolled over on its side in the ditch off the southbound lane was a totaled bronze-colored pickup truck with Bangkok license plates. Inside the cab of the truck there was a man screaming frantically that his foot had been cut off. Rescue workers quickly assessed the situation, noting that a steel guardrail from the road had penetrated the insude of vehicle causing the man's left foot to be severed from his ankle.

 

Rescue workers quickly collected the man's severed foot, which was caught in the seat, and had it rushed to the hospital morgue freezer in hopes of preventing any further cell decay. 

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/man-wrecks-pickup-at-slippery-deadly-curve-left-foot-severed-from-ankle-58591.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-08-08

[hdkane]

Knowing how poorly Thais drive, disregarding the safety of others, there is a big part of me that takes satisfaction whenever the driver is injured.  Maybe others will take the hint to slow down, but I doubt it.

[smew]

It was the road and rain fault ... And not the fact that idiot drove too fast for conditions...

[KKr]

the guard rails are usually quite sturdy, given they are supposed to stop vehicles coming off the road.
Wonder how a loose end could come off and penetrate the side of the vehicle. 

[monkey4u]

I guess his next car will be an automatic 

[seabass69]

Left foot severed at the ankle...really? 

[Bob12345]

2 hours ago, hdkane said:

Knowing how poorly Thais drive, disregarding the safety of others, there is a big part of me that takes satisfaction whenever the driver is injured.  Maybe others will take the hint to slow down, but I doubt it.

Even though I find your comment disgusting (finding satisfaction in the misfortune of others) I have to admit i share your feelings. 

This guy did not spin out of control doing 40-60 km/h and I am happy he only injured himself and not a load of other people at the same time.

[little mary sunshine]

Idiot frea..n drivers don't know enough

to slow down in the rain and on wet roads

just plain stupid!!

[toofarnorth]

...freak accident.   Another accident by the usual freaking drivers more like.

[LivinginKata]

1 minute ago, toofarnorth said:

...freak accident.   Another accident by the usual freaking drivers more like.

 

Exactly correct, yet another poor driver.  But the driver is paying a very heavy penalty of a possible lost foot. No need for previous posters to speak so bad about him. 

[Psimbo]

About time these roads were jailed- they are causing chaos.

[trogers]

There goes another world cross country rally champ hopeful...

[fester the benevolent]

Hey ho, another pointless traffic incident.

 

Luckily Stumpy didn't take anybody else out with him and can spend the rest of his life limping around trying to figure out what happened and the world will continue to turn and nothing will be done to fix the situation that causes under educated drivers to speed on ill-built roads with insignificant oversight.

 

 

[augustwest]

Idiot frea..n drivers don't know enough

to slow down in the rain and on wet roads

just plain stupid!!

Can you imagine the mayhem black ice would cause! Growing up with it gives you some sense of your abilities

[d123]

I wonder how he managed this?

 

The vehicle was in the ditch pointing north in the southbound lane on an uphill section of road.

[impulse]

Going through my scrapbook just the other day, I have to admit that I figured out that none of my loved ones (or anybody else, myself included) have gone through life without an occasional screwup.

 

So I find it pretty revolting that people revel in harm to their fellow human beings for- well, for being human and therefore fallible.

 

There, but for the grace of God (or the luck of the draw for all you atheists) go I.  Or any one of my loved ones.  Or any of the jewels posting here.

 

 

Edited August 8, 2016 by impulse

[cardinalblue]

Putting his best foot forward.....at least he didn't hurt anyone else

 

No sympathy whatsoever....