webfact Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Phuket visa run van wipeout: 3 dead, 7 injured Phuket News At least two Russians are dead after the visa-run van slid off a bend and slammed into a house in Thap Put, Phang Nga, at 7:30am. PHUKET: -- At least three people are dead and seven more are injured after a visa run van from Phuket slammed into house in Phang Nga this morning (Dec 21). Among the dead are two Russian men, police said. The van slid off a bend and slammed into a house in Muang District* at 7:30am. The van was carrying 10 people from Phuket to Satun on a visa run operated by Phuket-based KBV Visa Run, said Capt Chatree Pienkhayai of the Phang Nga City Police. In the van were Thai nationals, Russians and at least one Indonesian, he said. Two Russians and one “Asian national” woman were reported dead at the scene when emergency first-responders arrived. Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-visa-run-van-wipeout-3-dead-7-injured-60336.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Phuket + Van or other 'professional driver' = death... This happens way too often. It would be nice if Article 44 could be used to take the control of the roads down here. Phuket and I guess whole Southern Thailand traffic is absolute madness and had gotten worse year by year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Wow. That's a nasty looking crash. They should close that company down. Unfortunately, it'll just pop up again under another name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 7 minutes ago, craigt3365 said: Wow. That's a nasty looking crash. They should close that company down. Unfortunately, it'll just pop up again under another name. It wouldn't solve the issue, which is the culture of road traffic in Phuket. Pure selfishness on the roads. Speeding and overtakings in corners, overtakings in high speed on the left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirekicker Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Driving on the roads here in Phuket is becoming more scary by the day and the authorities seem to do nothing other than bury their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 RIP changing Thai drivers will always be an uphill struggle, lots of reasons, lack of enforcement of traffic rules, drivers hours, road design, and more important the 'Professional" drivers mind set use sec 44 to bring the immigration laws up to date and stop all these border runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Driving on the roads here in Phuket is becoming more scary by the day and the authorities seem to do nothing other than bury their heads. Its not just Phuket, the whole of Thailand is the same...I reckon less than half the accidents make any form of news story, so the true carnage is much greater than we ever see in the media (Thai or English) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Speedlock at 100km/h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 lost control on a bend in the wet, so not his fault. - how was he to know vehicles slide in the wet on bends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 What's the use of going over the border and coming back an hour later? Why not make it possible to pay at the immigration to get that stamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 7 minutes ago, fruitman said: What's the use of going over the border and coming back an hour later? Why not make it possible to pay at the immigration to get that stamp? You've forgotten the cardinal principle of life in Asia - form matters far more than substance. You must be seen to be doing something, however pointless. It's the basic principle of "face" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Just heard from a friend who was in that van that the hospital will not allow her to transfer to Phuket until she provides her insurance details. Sounds like the van company were not insured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Glad I don't have to do visa runs any more. The drivers used to scare the poop out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I took KBV......ONE time. Two full KBV mini buses were racing each other all the way to and from Ranong. Scary as heck. Never had a problem with EVE, and then I gave up mini buses when I discovered planes to KL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Two Russian and an Asian tourists died in van crash in Phang Nga PHUKET: -- Two Russian and an Asian tourists were killed and seven others seriously injured when a passenger van crashed into house on the highway from Phuket to Satun early this morning. Heavy rain was blamed for the accident which happened on the Phang Nga-Tappud road at 7.30 am today. The van was taking about 15 passengers who included Thais, Russians and Indonesians from Phuket to Satun. As the van arrived at the sharp curve of the road amid heavy rain, it lost balance and flipped over and crashed into a power pole and the house. Three died inside the badly damaged van, and the others injured, seven in serious condition. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/two-russian-asian-tourists-died-van-crash-phang-nga/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Another tragic accident caused by the weather, not the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 1 hour ago, craigt3365 said: Wow. That's a nasty looking crash. They should close that company down. Unfortunately, it'll just pop up again under another name. Ditto... Seen lots of very BAD crash photos in my years here. But the one above with the OP has got to rank among the worst. Even so, just another day in "paradise." Stay off the roads, and stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 25 minutes ago, Soupdragon said: Just heard from a friend who was in that van that the hospital will not allow her to transfer to Phuket until she provides her insurance details. Sounds like the van company were not insured. I would not be so fast with that conclusion. Very likely they were insured, but the hospital is not taking any chances and wants to be sure they will get paid. Hope your friend recovers well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Three foreigners killed in early morning visa run van crash Phuket Gazette Rescue workers sort through the carnage. Photo: Phang Nga Rescue Team PHUKET: -- Three foreigners died and six others were seriously injured when the van they were travelling in crashed into a house in Phang Nga this morning. The foreigners were on their way from Phuket to Satun for a visa run with KBV Phuket Visa Run company, when the van crashed in Bang Tuey sub-district. Police and emergency responders rushed to the scene of the accident. Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Three-foreigners-killed-early-morning-visa-run/66020?desktopversion#ad-image-0 -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2016-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, stevenl said: I would not be so fast with that conclusion. Very likely they were insured, but the hospital is not taking any chances and wants to be sure they will get paid. Hope your friend recovers well. Could be, but you expect a company rep to be on hand to sort that out. Just a second, I forgot where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I hope that bastard driver is crippled for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer555 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 1 hour ago, steve187 said: lost control on a bend in the wet, so not his fault. - how was he to know vehicles slide in the wet on bends While true, I think it is more important to understand that if the 'House' had not been built on that particular corner, this sad event may never of happened...The house is clearly at fault here! My condolences to the families of those who lost there lives, and a speedy recovery to those who were injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Are the van/minibus engines altered in any way to increase performance? When I was doing runs in my car they would sometimes go past me as though I was standing still, I have been passed by them when I was doing 120kph. Sad that lives are being lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 In this instance we should get some proper eyewitness accounts from those fortunate survivors of the incident, instead of the usual speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 In 1979 on my first trip from Bangkok to Phuket with my then Thai girlfriend by bus I woke up somewhere in the hills to find two tour buses, mine and another racing each other side by side on a two lane mountain road with all the bus staff cheering the drivers on. Wat the hell i thought, what can i do. So I just went back to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 i see it had a TRD sticker on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 32 minutes ago, overherebc said: Are the van/minibus engines altered in any way to increase performance? When I was doing runs in my car they would sometimes go past me as though I was standing still, I have been passed by them when I was doing 120kph. Sad that lives are being lost. The drivers just gun up the speed and don't use the brakes ... just press on as fast as possible and don't worry about the consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm Sorry to say that I'm not surprised or even shocked. This is inevitable and will happen again.Visa runs is a blight on the immigration system. A corrupt avenue for cash. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 i see it had a TRD sticker on itHe was hoping for some Toyota racing development to happen in the turn. Stickers don't work that way unfortunately. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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