Video: Motorway pile-up as "foreigner" kills nurse who came to help

[webfact]

Video: Motorway pile-up as "foreigner" kills nurse who came to help

 

Picture: Thai News Network

 

CHONBURI: -- A video was uploaded to Facebook that shows several scenes from an accident on the motorway going in the Chonburi direction.

 

A former nurse stopped to attend to people injured. But a green car with Chacherngsao plates rammed into her killing her instantly.

 

TNA reported that the car was driven by a "foreigner" but no further details were given.

 

The dead former Chonburi-based nurse was named as Narinrat Thanasingthong from Chiang Mai.

 

The accident happened on Monday at road works near where a toll booth is being constructed for the Chonburi to Pattaya road.

 

TNA said that the area was dangerous for people unfamiliar with the road as it was badly lit. Officials were out in the aftermath of the accident increasing signage but said that negligence was the root cause.

 

Four people were reported injured after the first car hit a barrier and several others collided with the wreckage.

 

The video was uploaded to the page of "Panawat Horphak".

 

Source: Thai News Network

 

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[ukrules]

Officials were out in the aftermath of the accident increasing signage but said that negligence was the root cause.

 

I agree 100% with this statement - there should be lights on the roads, it's negligent to not have them.

[AlexRich]

A complete lack of health and safety understanding in relation to roadworks and traffic management coupled with poor driving awareness ... a recipe for disaster, and so unnecessary. RIP the poor lady that put others before herself.

[ezzra]

 

This is a raw issue with a  reported " foreigner " involved, which doesn't help

to calm the nerves, let's wait and see what really happened there before

jumping to conclusions and pointing fingers here....

[uchibenkei]

What a shame about the nurse.  Why can't more scumbags die from these kinds of accidents?  I guess because they'll never put themselves in harm's way to help others.

[champers]

Who are scumbags?

[joepattaya1961]

1 hour ago, uchibenkei said:

What a shame about the nurse.  Why can't more scumbags die from these kinds of accidents?  I guess because they'll never put themselves in harm's way to help others.

Of course it's a shame for the nurse, but........I've learned that whenever I'm planning to participate in some kind of rescue operation I have to take care that the circumstances are safe for me to start with. 

It may have appeared to the nurse that this was the case regarding the initial wounded person being close to road barriers, but nevertheless........

[whatawonderfulday]

Very few good Samaritans  in Thailand. What a shame to lose one in these circumstances

[fruitman]

When will the Thai ever learn what hazardlights are meant for?? I bet they don't learn that when they pay 500 baht for a driverslicense.

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

TNA reported that the car was driven by a "foreigner" but no further details were given.

How so - because no Thai citizen would have had this accident?

               - because TNA saw a foreign citizen passport?

               - because TNA was denigrating foreigners, ie., as the problem for Thai accidents?

Irresponsibly written but likely within Prayut's standards for "accurate" reporting.

 

[hobobo]

TNA said that the area was dangerous for people unfamiliar with the road as it was badly lit. Officials were out in the aftermath of the accident increasing signage but said that negligence was the root cause.

 

You can't always shift the blame on circumstances beyond one's control. If the road is badly lit, slow down. If you're unfamiliar with the road, slow down.

 

So sad about the nurse... RIP

[spidermike007]

4 hours ago, AlexRich said:

A complete lack of health and safety understanding in relation to roadworks and traffic management coupled with poor driving awareness ... a recipe for disaster, and so unnecessary. RIP the poor lady that put others before herself.

 

And it would not have happened if the authorities cared. They have plenty of money for lighting. It simply needs to be accounted for, and spent on the public, rather than pocketed by corrupt officials. The indifference is staggering. 

[darksidedog]

So, the carnage on the roads continues. Tragic to hear of someone killed trying to assist.

I hope it wasn't a foreigner involved, though I guess Thais are not always the ones driving too fast, especially at night.

[F4UCorsair]

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

 

 

I agree 100% with this statcrashes there should be lights on the roads, it's negligent to not have them.

Not every road can have lights every 50 metres.  That's why cars have headlights!  

 

Negligence and stupidity  are the cause of almost all road crashes/ Incidents, not a lack of lights, or signage, or anything external to the car, and more specifically, external to the driver.

Edited March 14, 2017 by F4UCorsair

[timewilltell]

Well if you change the layout of a road by large scale road works then most normal places would increase the lighting to assist drivers otherwise used to the road of the altered layout. Yes a driver should assess the situation and slow down but since the average Thai driver has trouble with even heeding a red light I don't think relying on good driving skills is going to work in Thailand and even in countries with better driving standards and tests it is not relied on. I think cost and corruption are the major driving factors for not lighting properly coupled with an ignorance and complete lack of thought that goes along with so many things in Thailand hence lighting poles in the middle of roads, parents completely blocked by an assortment if badly designed steps to footbridge, food carts, electric transformers, phone boxes and anything else someone decides to stick on them and sometimes even electric cables hanging across footbridge steps so you garotte yourself trying to use them. These are supporting examples of the Thai mindset in such matters. The death of the nurse is sadder by the fact that incompetence by authorities is passed off onto the incompetence of the driver as an excuse. 

[Thaidream]

I have driven this road many times- the main problem is both signage and lack of lighting and the ongoing construction of toll booths which for now are unoccupied. When one approaches  the unoccupied toll area it is necessary to cut one's speed quickly as the passage is narrow. The signs are not in the proper place or distance to even warn an approaching vehicle that  they are approaching  an area where lower speed is essential. The main problem in Thailand and much of the World is excessive speed with a lack of properly maintained roads and construction notices.

I was an insurance accident claims adjustor for years in the US and we constantly went after construction sites; cities; counties and states for improper signage and notice that there was even  construction taking  place. If someone died as a result of the accident- the Insurance company always sued the municipality of jurisdiction for negligence when appropriate. Thailand needs proper accountability as this happens way too often.

[onemorechang]

Tragic accident

Poor nurse was only trying to help

now she s gone.

Condolences to family and friends.

Very sad.

 

[twizzian]

2 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Very few good Samaritans  in Thailand. What a shame to lose one in these circumstances

 

The very many non good Samaritan's here would rather stop and video the carnage to fuel their bloodthirsty lust.

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, hobobo said:

TNA said that the area was dangerous for people unfamiliar with the road as it was badly lit. Officials were out in the aftermath of the accident increasing signage but said that negligence was the root cause.

 

You can't always shift the blame on circumstances beyond one's control. If the road is badly lit, slow down. If you're unfamiliar with the road, slow down.

 

So sad about the nurse... RIP

Thais only ever do anything to the max, whether it's driving at speed, music at a festival or concert or 10 on one in a fight with half of them kicking the victim in the head when they're down. Some might suggest that is a result of Thais having to be so controlled in everyday life in case they offend a uniform or lose face, and when they are let loose they make up for the restraint they suffer.

 

[Rimmer]

A couple of off topic posts removed

[whatawonderfulday]

7 minutes ago, twizzian said:

 

The very many non good Samaritan's here would rather stop and video the carnage to fuel their bloodthirsty lust.

Unfortunately you are right and the likes of Facebook have changed societies attitude to what is, and what is not acceptable. Hiding behind a Facebook name, usually  false, makes it worse.

[catinthehat]

2 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Very few good Samaritans  in Thailand. What a shame to lose one in these circumstances

Plenty of looky loo's gawking with their cameras out. But rarely does anyone render any kind of aid. Just as in the video here today of the security guard taking a beating while many watched and drove by. Until one brave woman shooed the attackers away.

[hobz]

4 hours ago, champers said:

Who are scumbags?

I don't know, but why don't people slow down when there is poor lighting in the area... are they dumb, careless or both?

[BsBs]

Why you should and I will never stop to help anyone.

 

 

[StefanBBK]

I don't know, but why don't people slow down when there is poor lighting in the area... are they dumb, careless or both?

They don't get the concept of defensive driving. It's all about being fastest and first. No consideration for others.

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[hobz]

1 minute ago, StefanBBK said:

They don't get the concept of defensive driving. It's all about being fastest and first. No consideration for others.

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I can imagine that they don't care about others, But shouldn't they at least care about themselves? 

[kalidescopemind]

If you see an accident, slow the heck down, there are probably people walking around.  And if you ever have to walk around on a freeway, keep an eye on oncoming traffic at all times, especially at night in a dimly lit area.  Its a tragedy about the nurse who was trying to help people.

[elgordo38]

2 hours ago, timewilltell said:

Well if you change the layout of a road by large scale road works then most normal places would increase the lighting to assist drivers otherwise used to the road of the altered layout. Yes a driver should assess the situation and slow down but since the average Thai driver has trouble with even heeding a red light I don't think relying on good driving skills is going to work in Thailand and even in countries with better driving standards and tests it is not relied on. I think cost and corruption are the major driving factors for not lighting properly coupled with an ignorance and complete lack of thought that goes along with so many things in Thailand hence lighting poles in the middle of roads, parents completely blocked by an assortment if badly designed steps to footbridge, food carts, electric transformers, phone boxes and anything else someone decides to stick on them and sometimes even electric cables hanging across footbridge steps so you garotte yourself trying to use them. These are supporting examples of the Thai mindset in such matters. The death of the nurse is sadder by the fact that incompetence by authorities is passed off onto the incompetence of the driver as an excuse. 

A well delivered assessment. The key words that jumped out were cost and corruption. They seem to run neck and neck. 

[F4UCorsair]

1 hour ago, hobz said:

I don't know, but why don't people slow down when there is poor lighting in the area... are they dumb, careless or both?

All of the above!

[farcanell]

3 hours ago, F4UCorsair said:

Not every road can have lights every 50 metres.  That's why cars have headlights!  

 

Negligence and stupidity  are the cause of almost all road crashes/ Incidents, not a lack of lights, or signage, or anything external to the car, and more specifically, external to the driver.

I thought they meant lights in the work area / danger zone.

 

they have them down at the chalong circle "roadworks".... but... at a height of three feet, which end up blinding you, so are more of a hazard than a help imho.