webfact Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Driver killed, 10 injured as van crashes into truck in Bangkok By The Nation BANGKOK: -- A Surin-Bangkok passenger van crashed into the rear of a stranded truck on a Bangkok road early on Thursday. Police said the accident happened at 3am near a U-turn on the inbound Ramkhamhaeng Road in front of Saphan Sung district. Police said the van driver, Boonpha Somkaew, 52, was killed behind the wheel. Ten passengers in the van were injured. Four of them were rushed to Nopparat Ratchatani Hospital and six others to Karunvej Hospital. The truck driver, Tom Pilapong 35, said he was transporting electric goods to Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram but his truck broke down at the spot about 20 metres before it reached the U-turn. He said he had to park the truck in the far-right lane of the five-lane road. He said he had turned on the emergency lights and placed traffic cones to warn other motorists but the van was coming at a high speed and crashed into the rear. Police said the van had left Surin at 8pm on Wednesday. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30312790 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Might as well call these minivans 'White Coffins' while Thais are in charge of them. Edited April 20, 2017 by DLang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Unfortunate spot to break down for sure, but if he is telling the truth, he did the right thing with hazard lights and cones. Some drivers here are just crazy whether their vehicle is restricted to 90kmh or not. I wish the passengers a speedy recovery and assume their well-being might well be down to the fact they were probably wearing seat belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 but... but... but... GPS. seat belts. less seats... checkpoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hazard lights? Maybe. Cones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: but... but... but... GPS. seat belts. less seats... checkpoints. Fewer seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Speed Kills ! The Guy had been driving for seven hours, must have been tired but was still driving at 'high speed' when he hit the truck. Sober, drunk, tired, on the phone, picking their nose....they just can't get their foot off the throttle for any reason and that's what causes many of these Minibus accidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningstunt Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Unfortunate spot to break down for sure, but if he is telling the truth, he did the right thing with hazard lights and cones. Some drivers here are just crazy whether their vehicle is restricted to 90kmh or not. I wish the passengers a speedy recovery and assume their well-being might well be down to the fact they were probably wearing seat belts.I'm pretty sure they are all very seriously injured. Hit a brick wall at 120kph even with seat belt is going to cause major internal and external damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 hours ago, NCC1701A said: but... but... but... GPS. seat belts. less seats... checkpoints. And speed limiters. And yes checkpoints where they actually do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: Police said the van driver, Boonpha Somkaew, 52, was killed behind the wheel. At least a good new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Unfortunately the van driver cannot claim the brakes failed! Hope all the passengers make a full and speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Ok i have a guess here. Driver was tired Driver was drunk Driver was speeding Brakes failed ( Dont you just love that one good old brakes failed) It goes on and on Really does anybody believe these Vans have past a roadworthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, dinsdale said: And speed limiters. And yes checkpoints where they actually do something. Sometimes there are checkpoints where they do something, the times when they collect tea money. Edited April 20, 2017 by possum1931 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 OUCH AGAIN THE MIND Boggles again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Speeding + brain on automatic (ie not really paying attention) = death and injury. Speed limiters? Nah, too much trouble. As my wife says, everyone is going to die anyway. Thai logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 No matter what you do them suicide van cowboys They don't give a Flying Hoot they will claim the road they cut you off they do not care,Glad to see there is some Karma. I feel sorry for the passengers to have to put up with the suicide cowboys as they have no means to any other transport.I blame the Government for the carnage around the country,They just do not have the balls to stop them.Get them book them put them off the road forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Cuchulainn said: Hazard lights? Maybe. Cones? I've notice many trucks with a few cones in their carry bins or tied behind the cab. Not all heavy transport drivers are useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 hours ago, dinsdale said: And speed limiters. And yes checkpoints where they actually do something. Speed limiters, no don't want - - too much trouble to circumvent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Borzandy said: At least a good new. Can't see it being good news, unless you have an extremely ghoulish outlook on life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningstunt Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Speed limiters, no don't want - - too much trouble to circumvent. http://www.conrad-anderson.co.uk/products/view/sl177240104/wizard:speed-limiter12500 baht just to buy one? Could be a bit cheaper from China but it it would stop working a week after warranty expires AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 33 minutes ago, cunningstunt said: http://www.conrad-anderson.co.uk/products/view/sl177240104/wizard:speed-limiter 12500 baht just to buy one? Could be a bit cheaper from China but it it would stop working a week after warranty expires AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN in Thailand, stop working same day, sorry broken no fix. Edited April 20, 2017 by Artisi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Cones?! Here? I'm sure he meant "a few leafy twigs". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Speed limiters (we call them governors) would probably be more useful than GPS. Wonder who is actually monitoring GPS anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Didn't realize that Songkran was over...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLV0121 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 3AM ? Drove from Surin? Not sure but probably fell asleep or close to, foot on the accelerator. Asleep for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocicat Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hazard lights??? The tail lights on most trucks don't work to star with. Or they are blue or green or whatever. A crackdown on vehicle lighting is needed and I'm sure would save lots of lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 The story of the truck driver about the "Hazard" lights might be true. But my experience with most of these trucks is that they are invisible, even with lights "On", until you are 10 meters near of them. Would be good to check the lights of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Not sure what actually happened. But, I have been in some of these vans where I was scared to death. Even the Thai's were scared. I avoid when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I see the seat belts & GPS are working nicely.... just need a brain in the driver and it will complete the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Luckily the driver is killed and one road menace less to make our roads safer for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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