webfact Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Van crashes into street sweeper on Bangkok tollway, 2 dead By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter Photo: JS100Radio / Twitter BANGKOK — At least two died at about noon on Monday when a public transportation van crashed into a street sweeper on a Bangkok tollway. The van was en route from the Navanakorn Industrial Estate in northern metro Bangkok to the Victory Monument when it struck the street sweeper on the Don Mueang Tollway near the Din Daeng exit. At least two people in the van were killed in the crash, and several were injured. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2017/05/22/van-crashes-street-sweeper-bangkok-tollway-2-dead/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymbkk Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 But.. wasn't the seatbelts the number one cause of accident and road deaths ? .. how strange that even with this new legislation accidents and deaths still happen .. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Two killed, several injured after passenger van crashes into truck By The Nation Photo from Twitter @A_Pluem: BANGKOK: -- A passenger van crashed into a road-cleaning truck on the Don Muang-Din Daeng Tollway at just after midday on Monday, killing two passengers and injuring several others. The accident happened on the Din Daeng-bound road, about one kilometre before the Din Daeng exit. Police said a female passenger was hurled through the windscreen of the van and died at the scene. A male passenger who was trapped inside the van also died. The injured were treated at nearby hospitals. The accident caused traffic gridlock on the inbound tollway. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30315935 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Looking at the other photo (on the linked site) I'm amazed anyone got out in one piece. Those sweepers travel relatively slowly with just the large warning lights on the back, no cover vehicle. The warning signs on the road do (usually) show a lane closed but how many take notice of them? And of course it was a van, so travelling at Mach-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 These are Bangkok street sweepers in my mind (and Google's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 kind of shuts up the van drivers saying none of the new rules were needed, here we see the deaths caused by an idiot van driver and not wearing seat belts as prescribed in the new law. The driver needs to have the book thrown at him, driving dangerously and not making his passengers wear seat belts thats if they were even fitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) "A passenger van crashed into a road-cleaning truck on the Don Muang-Din Daeng Tollway at just after midday on Monday, killing two passengers and injuring several others." Didn't I just read how lowering the speed limit was going to save lives? Let's face it. These drivers are dangerous at any speed. Edited May 22, 2017 by jaltsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 gps tracking sure helped here.....gufffffffffffaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Crossy said: Looking at the other photo (on the linked site) I'm amazed anyone got out in one piece. Those sweepers travel relatively slowly with just the large warning lights on the back, no cover vehicle. The warning signs on the road do (usually) show a lane closed but how many take notice of them? And of course it was a van, so travelling at Mach-3. and they often show the WRONG LANE CLOSED, seen this many times, sign says left hand lane closed and when you get there its the right or vice versa..............guess having 2 choices confuses the operator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentap Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yet another sad report. Another road kill by yet another idiot. Sorry but these people have little or no sense of public highways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Another idiot van driver on the roads. If you want to stay alive avoid the minivans . Did he fall asleep ? Overspeeding ? Drugs ? Pick your choice . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Last week my gf asked me to visit her brother at the Ramathibodi Hospital, against my better judgement we took a van and the exact same route, Navanakorn to Victory Monument.It's been six months since I've been in one of those vans and I can tell you nothing has changed, no seat belts and a feeling of complete vulnerability as the van hurtled down the highway.Today we are visiting her brother again and yes I drove this time, and never complained about the traffic or finding a parking place !!Van ? Never, ever again !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 "A passenger van crashed into a road-cleaning truck on the Don Muang-Din Daeng Tollway at just after midday on Monday, killing two passengers and injuring several others." Didn't I just read how lowering the speed limit was going to save lives? Let's face it. These drivers are dangerous at any speed. Forward control vehicles. Sitting in the front you are in great danger, worse, as in Thailand, if you're not wearing a seat belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, balo said: Another idiot van driver on the roads. If you want to stay alive avoid the minivans . Did he fall asleep ? Overspeeding ? Drugs ? Pick your choice . most likely PHONE, Wife went in a few vans and said the entire journey was spent with the driver on the phone on MANY occasions, she hasnt used them for a long time since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 and some minister will now come out and say 'it was a one off' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 if he'd been driving a small bus (in replacement for his van) and had GPS this wouldn't have happened. apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 What a wreck never get in one of those again When will this carnage end? so much for Kuhn Prayut new rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Two dead as speeding minivan slams into cleaning truck on Don Mueang tollway Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- Two people were killed as a speeding minivan tailgating a pick-up ploughed into a municipal cleaning truck on the inbound lane of the Don Mueang tollway in Din Daeng yesterday. Witnesses said that the minivan was going very fast behind the pick-up. The pick-up pulled out into the right hand lane and the minivan followed, reported Daily News. The pick-up swerved to avoid a cleaning truck but the Toyota Commuter minivan drove straight into the back of the Isuzu truck. The driver of the minivan 31 year old Niphon Srijan-in and a female passenger, Jureerat Jongjitklang, 33, were both pronounced dead at the scene. Three people were injured. The minivan was plying the express route between the Victory Monument and Nawanakorn north of Bangkok. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-05-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 R I P this will just keep going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Failed to see the huge green thing ,with flashing lights,in front of him !, looks like he was traveling at a good click,judging by the damage caused, RIP to those dead,looks like this is never ending,no matter what laws and regulations the Governments puts in force. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The good PM can enforce maximum Minivan Capacity, Seat Belts and the like. - BUT - unless he has mystical powers he will never do anything about STUPIDITY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 And the various supposedly-installed accoutrements for supposedly-safe minivan driving ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 5 hours ago, webfact said: The driver of the minivan 31 year old Niphon Srijan-in pronounced dead at the scene. At least a good new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 55 minutes ago, bdenner said: The good PM can enforce maximum Minivan Capacity, Seat Belts and the like. - BUT - unless he has mystical powers he will never do anything about STUPIDITY! well yes he can, less subs better schools, or actually tackle the massive rorting going on in the edu system. yes long term and gradual but it still is. and companies not picking young hot head low iq thai males for drivers in the first place would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I can picture the scene:The van is pushing the pickup to go faster in the left lane , the pickup moves to the right lane and the van accelerates thinking he now has a clear road ahead..........NOT !!I live near to the no. 1 highway north out of Bangkok ( close to where the van originated ) and I see it daily, it's like wacky races out there.I don't know if these guys have a tight schedule or are trying to squeeze one more " run " in before home time .I don't know what the answer is but the so called reforms made recently ( what reforms ? ) have done nothing to improve safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapom Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 35 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said: I can picture the scene: The van is pushing the pickup to go faster in the left lane , the pickup moves to the right lane and the van accelerates thinking he now has a clear road ahead..........NOT !! I live near to the no. 1 highway north out of Bangkok ( close to where the van originated ) and I see it daily, it's like wacky races out there. I don't know if these guys have a tight schedule or are trying to squeeze one more " run " in before home time . I don't know what the answer is but the so called reforms made recently ( what reforms ? ) have done nothing to improve safety. Wrong picture, try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Wrong picture, try again.Enlighten me.I am happy to be corrected if you have some more information . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapom Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Enlighten me. I am happy to be corrected if you have some more information . Read the news article (post 18) and enlighten yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieterWiehe Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 20 hours ago, jaymbkk said: But.. wasn't the seatbelts the number one cause of accident and road deaths ? .. how strange that even with this new legislation accidents and deaths still happen .. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk Speed and playing on the Phone is a deadly combination RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) So often in thailand you see this type of tailgating... one car car following another at high speed with inadequate breaking distince.. the lead car swerves and the following car not paying attention to road conditions with speed unable to respond to avoid a collision... if the driver had lived, would have been charged with involuntary manslaughter had this scenario occurred in usa.... why is this important? Because it directly impacts how we drive in America and elsewhere... it's called proper driver education and aware of enforcement/punishment consequences... no sympathy for the driver...he took another innocent life....so selfish Edited May 23, 2017 by cardinalblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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