Indonesian man, Thai woman hospitalised after crashing truck into electric pole during rainshower

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Two occupants of the vehicle reportedly suffered unspecified but non-critical injuries,rescue workers reported. 

 

PHUKET: --  The collision force in the latest wet-road accident on the north of the island caused a pickup truck to split in half after its driver lost control during a rainshower and crashed into road side electric pole on Sunday afternoon.

 

At 2.30pm on Sunday (August 28) Thachadchai Police were informed by a good samaritan that there had been an accident involving a truck crashing into an electron pole along Thepkrasattri Rd, at the curve between the Ban Bang Duk and Ban Mak Prok locales in Thalang’s Mai Khao sub district.

 

Police, along with Kusoldharm rescue reported to the scene, where on the side of the southbound lanes of the road there was a wrecked bronze-coloured Mazda pick-up truck with Phuket license plates.

 

The bed of the pickup truck had nearly completely separated from the cab, and a wheel had also come loose and seperated from the vehicle. A concrete electric pole a few metres away was damaged at its base, and was leaning towards the road but had not fallen down.

 

Police named the two persons injured in the accident as Mr Tranggielia Lokon Parengkuan, 44, an Indonesian national, and Ms Palawi Khamsieng, 27, who was identified as the driver.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/indonesian-man-thai-woman-hospitalised-after-crashing-truck-into-electric-pole-during-rainshower-58881.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-08-29

On the bright side, one quick weld and they're back on the road.

1 hour ago, taotoo said:

On the bright side, one quick weld and they're back on the road.

Even reading the story I KNEW that was coming! Probably true, too! 

How fast in the rain would you be going to have a power pole cut your pickup in half ? I know , I know ...pole should of not been there in the first place.

Its not usual for women to impail trucks that hard round electric  poles.....i smell a lie about who was driving....

 

they'll blame the wheel.

 

It had a sad life, and

 

it was going through quite a rut at the the time