Who picked up that pick-up? Accident scene beggars belief

[webfact]

Who picked up that pick-up? Accident scene beggars belief

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Our pictures this morning show the aftermath of a four vehicle pile up on the Rama 2 road west of Bangkok yesterday afternoon.

 

A car is believed to have rear ended a pick-up as there was a multiple collision on the fast part of the road heading into the city.

 

Picture: Thairath

 

Two people were injured and taken to Clinic Bang Khun Thian 5.

 

The accident caused a severe traffic snarl-up in the area.

 

Police are interviewing all concerned to try to fathom exactly what happened.

 

Source: Thairath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-01-17

 

 

[Thaiwrath]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police are interviewing all concerned to try to fathom exactly what happened.

 

Incompetent driving would be a major factor.

[ezzra]

This is a situation that happened often when a low nose car rams the rear

of a high ass vehicle and that pickup has nowhere to go but up.....

[smedly]

I would be willing to wager that phone use is the cause of this incident and many many others on Thai roads

 

something I have witnessed firsts hand on several occasions

[steffi]

This is what it looked like when that DJ deliberately reversed his pickup into the car behind him. I don't believe any car ends up like this if it wasn't reversing.

[optad]

43 minutes ago, steffi said:

This is what it looked like when that DJ deliberately reversed his pickup into the car behind him. I don't believe any car ends up like this if it wasn't reversing.

That corolla has slipped straight under the rear of the pick up. They are light in the tray and the toyota has slowed late, ploughed under. Must have been hammering. Very possible.

[jonclark]

Why is there a chinese tourist taking pictures?????

[Sphere]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Who picked up that pick-up?

 

Here's another one from yesterday....

 

 

 

 

 

[optad]

How do insurance companies not go broke in TIT?

[steffi]

4 minutes ago, optad said:

How do insurance companies not go broke in TIT?

Easy! They probably don't pay out when expected.

[optad]

1 minute ago, steffi said:

Easy! They probably don't pay out when expected.

Steffi, they pay out when not expected too. I have been bailed by them.  It is  a circus. 

[kartman]

16 hours ago, optad said:

That corolla has slipped straight under the rear of the pick up. They are light in the tray and the toyota has slowed late, ploughed under. Must have been hammering. Very possible.

It's a Honda Accord and has been 'hammered by the Vigo don't apply for a job in crash investigation

[optad]

 

4 minutes ago, kartman said:

It's a Honda Accord and has been 'hammered by the Vigo don't apply for a job in crash investigation

Thanks Cartman. I will take that as a compliment. So many ready memes for this one but i had to resist!!

 

[djayz]

10 minutes ago, steffi said:

Easy! They probably don't pay out when expected.

I've only had one dealing with an insurance company here and they paid in full within a few days after they were satisfied that all was in order. 

The stories I could tell you about the experience / nightmares I've had with insurance companies in Europe for considerably less... I don't even want to go there. 

[djayz]

Speed is more than likely the cause of this accident, and many others like it. 

That combined with poor driving skills and eventually other distractions (phone, TV, passengers, etc.)  is a deadly combination. 

Edited January 16, 2017 by djayz

[Don Mega]

22 minutes ago, kartman said:

It's a Honda Accord and has been 'hammered by the Vigo don't apply for a job in crash investigation

 

I agree, 1st vigo and honda were stationary and the 2nd vigo nailed the honda.

 

[worgeordie]

Too fast,too close,and this is what happens. too  many times a day

in Thailand.

regards worgeordie

[dcnx]

1 hour ago, jonclark said:

Why is there a chinese tourist taking pictures?????

 

I would too. Sometimes stupidity needs to be shared and ridiculed. Gives the netizens something to do. ;--) 

[fruitman]

The amulets are not what they used to be. I guess the cellphones interfere with their radiation.

[fxe1200]

2 hours ago, optad said:

How do insurance companies not go broke in TIT?

 

It is their exorbitant rates.

[optad]

3 minutes ago, fxe1200 said:

 

It is their exorbitant rates.

Not sure about that but logic should have your statement stand as correct.

 

Nonetheless, my car in Aus is ten years old [2005 camry] and comprehensively insured a 30000 baht per annum. My BT50 is spanking in thailand new yet 23000 baht for same policy. Australia does not have Thailand's road trauma nor accident occurrence. Help me understand that?

[IMA_FARANG]

I was riding a a passenger in a vehicle in Saudi Arabia some years ago.

Two Saudis in a pickup wentpast us at high speed.

They were changing lanes and somehow  went on to the grass center devider.

When they hit the grass their pickup truck went into a somersault and flipped up into the air.

Their vwhicle went past our vehicle  at high speed at least a meter off the ground and came down on another vehicle's rear.

They were both killed and their pickup ended up on top of the other vehicle.

I have seen it happen, so I know for a fact a vehicle involved in an accident can go airborne and come down on another vehicle.

 

 

[norbra]

These are not accidents they are CRASHES

[SOTIRIOS]

...maybe someone better rethink the design of that front end.....

 

...Honda ....???

 

...wow....

[little mary sunshine]

Speed and the all important cell phone

comversation!

[Pdaz]

39 minutes ago, optad said:

Not sure about that but logic should have your statement stand as correct.

 

Nonetheless, my car in Aus is ten years old [2005 camry] and comprehensively insured a 30000 baht per annum. My BT50 is spanking in thailand new yet 23000 baht for same policy. Australia does not have Thailand's road trauma nor accident occurrence. Help me understand that?

Labour and business costs are lower in Thailand. Also quality control less stringent and litigation less likely. Oh, and Aus is bloody expensive for anything these days

[JAG]

Not sure about that but logic should have your statement stand as correct.
 
Nonetheless, my car in Aus is ten years old [2005 camry] and comprehensively insured a 30000 baht per annum. My BT50 is spanking in thailand new yet 23000 baht for same policy. Australia does not have Thailand's road trauma nor accident occurrence. Help me understand that?

Labour and business costs are lower in Thailand. Also quality control less stringent and litigation less likely. Oh, and Aus is bloody expensive for anything these days [emoji20]

Perhaps one of the factors, connected with lower labour costs is their willingness/ability to undertake extensive repairs rather than write off damaged vehicles.

I go past a vehicle repair workshop regularly, and I am often amazed at some of the pristine vehicles that a week before were sitting outside as total wrecks

Mind you, I do wonder how well some of them might go round corners...

[saminoz]

5 hours ago, smedly said:

I would be willing to wager that phone use is the cause of this incident and many many others on Thai roads

 

something I have witnessed firsts hand on several occasions

You;ll probably find that the phone caused the accident and then the idiots who just HAVE to take a photo or video clip to post on their YouTube or Facebook pages and stand in the way of already snarled up traffic then contribute to maintaining the chaos.

[optad]

2 minutes ago, Pdaz said:

Labour and business costs are lower in Thailand. Also quality control less stringent and litigation less likely. Oh, and Aus is bloody expensive for anything these days

I hear you and not too simple to understand the differentials. But...

 

I have never claimed in  Aus in over thirty years of driving. The camry is worth at best 6000 AUD, [look at the premium to insured ratio]. Yet my BT has had two claims. One me backing into a palm stump requiring a new tail gate and second being reared ended. More complicated. Car cost 2014 900000 baht or about 31000aud then.

 

Despite low accident incidence in aus but high cost of correction still makes poor economy. I am low risk. Meh. Camry goes third party hereon end methinks.

[starky]

1 hour ago, optad said:

Not sure about that but logic should have your statement stand as correct.

 

Nonetheless, my car in Aus is ten years old [2005 camry] and comprehensively insured a 30000 baht per annum. My BT50 is spanking in thailand new yet 23000 baht for same policy. Australia does not have Thailand's road trauma nor accident occurrence. Help me understand that?

Not only that unlike oz your premiums dont seem to rise my hilux is around 20000 baht a year for full comprehensive my missus had 3 bingles the first year she started driving 2 minor and 1 decent one. So 3 claims in one year and the following year my insurance dropped a couple thousand baht. In Australia you would be hammered. In NSW you ve got rego, compulsory third party, then your nominated insurance then all the penalties new driver, age of car, age of driver and it goes on and on.