webfact Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Two injured as oil tanker overturns By The Nation KORAT: -- Two people were injured when a tanker carrying 42,000 litres of diesel oil overturned in the Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Thursday. Police said the accident happened at 11.18am at the Makud Wan Curve on Highway No 304 in Ban Huay Namkhem in Tambon Udomsup. Initially, the section of the road where the oil had spilled was closed to traffic. Later, police cleared one lane for vehicles while waiting for another oil tanker to transfer the remaining oil and the overturned tanker could be salvaged. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30318169 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 And that on an easy path of this route. Not too steep, four lanes (2/2). It's long that I drove there and watched the rusty, stinking trucks fighting uphill. But I really had some hope that drivers and trucks for such stuff are a bit better than the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 What happened to the traditional break failure and running away....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Oops, for sure something went wrong for this truck to flip, nice to see the diesel just flowing away and not a ton of people around trying to get any in buckets etc. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Most of these fuel tankers owned by the major players are usually well maintained and professionally driven, at least from those I have seen operating here in Thailand.. In this instance would speed on a winding road be a factor? And is it normal for a tanker to discharge fuel through the top of the tank when overturned, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgoon Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 ^^ No standard containment measures in case of an accident. Why does a vehicle overturn on a dry road?? Driver error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookiebear Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 This particular bend has claimed around a dozen loaded petrol/oil tankers since the road was opened,it is a little sharper than the rest and has claimed a few lives too when they have caught fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 6 hours ago, ratcatcher said: And is it normal for a tanker to discharge fuel through the top of the tank when overturned, From pictures it is a bit uncertain to say. But it looks like it "cracked open" on two small areas (bad weldseam)? Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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