Trailer truck knocks down pedestrian overpass on Asian Highway in Ang Thong

 

 

ANG THONG: -- A pedestrian overpass collapsed and fell on two cars after it was hit in the middle by a trailer truck.

 

The flooring of the overpass felt on two cars which following the trailer truck injuring 4 people.

 

The incident happened on Kilometre 50+600 on the outbound lane of the Highway 32 or the Asian Highway in Ang Thong province.

 

The incident happened at about 11.00 pm but until late at noon the broken overpass still blocks the highway in the middle.

 

Highway officials said the arm of the huge backhoe on board the trailer truck struck the overpass as it passed under.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/trailer-truck-knocks-pedestrian-overpass-asian-highway-ang-thong/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-02-21

 

This is what you get when drivers are tested by car lengths and not metres...

Looking at photos in the BP, this span was just sitting on the main structure by the ballistrade (handrail wall).....no other connection....unbelievable !

so a backhoe on the back of a truck rips a bridge off its support beams?

Lol! Buffoons driving in thailand as usual.

Was the driver arrested and charged with playing Bridge? It all collapsed like a stack of cards!!!

Very unsecure bridge if this can happen!

20 hours ago, Canceraid said:

Lol! Buffoons driving in thailand as usual.

Look up "The tougest bridge in the world" on you tube and see how stronge bridge can be. The count is something like Trucks 0-Bridge 157.

Been there done that, only in our case the bridge was undamaged. The hydraulic valve bank split releasing the fluid and allowing the boom to drop. We chained it up and kept on going.

Pathetic driving and pathetic bridge building!

 

And pathetic little is ever done about it. TIT

9 hours ago, wirat69 said:

Was the driver arrested and charged with playing Bridge? It all collapsed like a stack of cards!!!

The driver was the Joker..