In the blink of an eye - taxi driver felled as car skids off road

 

Image: Thairath

 

Our video this morning shows a completely innocent taxi driver preparing to have a spot of lunch at a well know restaurant on the Rachapreuk Road in Nonthaburi yesterday.

But before he leaves the side of his vehicle a red car comes careering off the main road and collides with a Pajero parked next to him.

The taxi driver lives but is trapped underneath the debris in a pall of dust.

 

 

 

 

The accident happened at 11 am outside the Krua Khun Ying restaurant and was posted online by the restaurant from their CCTV footage. 

 

A quarter of a million people viewed the action.

 

Police said that the driver of the red car that caused all the trouble said that a burst tire caused a loss of control and the brakes wouldn't work.

 

The driver has been charged with negligent driving causing damage and injury.

 

All injured people were sent to Kasem Rat hospital.

 

Source: Thairath

 

 

 

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Usual pathetic excuse brakes would not work.

Truth is he was probably driving like a lunatic and lost it.

A burst tire and a brake failure.....double insurance......

Exemplarily the outstanding immediate readiness to help of the lady getting off the white Mitsu SUV!

Now what speed was the car travelling at to do that?. Crazy.

Is there a Youtube link? I can't access Facebook. Tks.

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

Usual pathetic excuse brakes would not work.

Truth is he was probably driving like a lunatic and lost it.

No, the truth is he told the police that a tyre burst causing him to lose control.  Attempting to brake hard with a burst tyre on an out of control vehicle would seem like the brakes weren't working.

Sterling Effort 10/10 !!

Good to see so many people rushing to help the poor guy.    

 

 

5 hours ago, Sphere said:

A burst tire and a brake failure.....double insurance......

Brakes probably hadn't worked properly for 6 months and all the tyres smooth as a babies arse

2 hours ago, rebo said:

Exemplarily the outstanding immediate readiness to help of the lady getting off the white Mitsu SUV!

Do not get in the way of Thai women and their food, nothing will slow them down

Not even an accident

40 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

Good to see so many people rushing to help the poor guy.    

 

 

Nobody , shame on them ; the woman going outside her white SUV saw him and immediatly went out ..

 

@Dexlowe; no need to go on facebook; open the link : source Thairath ; u have the video in the article .

 

http://www.thairath.co.th/content/813491

Thais are misunderstood drivers... 

18 hours ago, gdgbb said:

No, the truth is he told the police that a tyre burst causing him to lose control.  Attempting to brake hard with a burst tyre on an out of control vehicle would seem like the brakes weren't working.

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I swear I will never have a spot of lunch at a well know (sic) restaurant again!

23 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Police said that the driver of the red car that caused all the trouble said that a burst tire caused a loss of control and the brakes wouldn't work.

 

Sounds like he was a truck driver on his way home then.