Elevated rail structure falls on car; Narrowly misses woman

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Elevated rail structure falls on car; Narrowly misses woman

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Image: @oosora / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — A driver narrowly escaped injury – or worse – when a giant metal bar fell from an elevated rail under construction and landed on her car Friday afternoon.

 

The piece, known as a launcher, struck the hood of the Nissan March at about 3.30pm on the inbound Phahonyothin Road close to Ratchayothin intersection.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/03/17/elevated-rail-structure-falls-car/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-3-17

[saakura]

Real luck, a second chance at life. Now lots of thais will bet the lottery on the car registration numbers. And any buddha amulets in the car dashboard will become valuable pieces.

[craigt3365]

I think I would have had a heart attack on the spot!  Glad the lady is OK.

[trogers]

The reporter needs a refresher course in geometry. That's no bar...

 

Unless he was associating the structure he often sits at, for his beer...

[fruitman]

I wonder if this will be investigated by the Thai.

 

It's the ultimate example of not obeying any safetyrules.

 

In Thailand you have to look left-right-infront-behind-up-down all the time....let's lure some more quality tourists now.

[whatawonderfulday]

Another almost fatal accident by Italian Thai. One of the big 5 contractors with an appalling safety record

[Pui]

That would have been terrifying, a wheels length further forward and it could have been fatal.

 

 

 

 

[captnhoy]

Whatever they salvage from that car, they will never get the stink and stain out of the driver's seat. 

[8OA8]

14 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Another almost fatal accident by Italian Thai. One of the big 5 contractors with an appalling safety record

Probably not even recorded as a lost time accident 

[whatawonderfulday]

9 minutes ago, 8OA8 said:

Probably not even recorded as a lost time accident 

Agreed, but given who has the majority shareholding it will not change anytime soon because the influence that those shareholders have gets them the contract award in the first place.  The feedback I get is that their safety record does not even figure in the bid analysis procedures.

[catman20]

wrong place wrong time you just never know 

[Revolutionary]

Safety inThailand . ???

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

Yet another reason why I give construction sites as wide a berth as I can. A couple of months ago out here in Phra Khanong a tall hole-boring machine keeled over and fell onto the BTS stairway, breaking the railings and smacking the roof a good one. It completely destroyed a fat communications box on the street too. I was, fortunately, across the street just after it happened.

Edited March 18, 2017 by Kaoboi Bebobp

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I think I would have had a heart attack on the spot!  Glad the lady is OK.

Not sure about a hear attack, but a bucket & sponge would be in order !

[elgordo38]

I have been to a lot of bars in my lifetime and I have gotten plastered in a lot of them. Now in my older sober years I look at this picture and that is no metal bar unless it is the base for a real bar. 

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, captnhoy said:

Whatever they salvage from that car, they will never get the stink and stain out of the driver's seat. 

double evacuation?? Ooops forgot the 3rd orifice. 

[elgordo38]

Copy your licence plate lady and buy a lottery ticket your a guaranteed winner. Hmm on second thought I hope you did not use up all your luck on this close shave. 

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, catman20 said:

wrong place wrong time you just never know 

What is the life break even point 75??

[Jonmarleesco]

'MRTA deputy director Surachet Laophulsuk ... vowed to take action against the contractor ... ... “There will certainly be an action,” he said.'

Well, a move to an inactive post might work. Failing that, enough of the green stuff - and other colours.