Phuket beer truck driver survives power pole slam

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Phuket beer truck driver survives power pole slam

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Rescue workers arrived to find local residents stealing beers from crash site. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The driver of a Chang beer delivery truck survived a heavy collision after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a roadside power pole in Thalang early this morning (July 5).

 

Lt Suporn Muangkhai of the Thalang Police was called to the scene of the accident, on Thepkrasattri Rd southbound near Tha Ruea shrine, at 2:30am.

 

Lt Suporn and Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a Bangkok-registered white Toyota Hilux slammed against a power pole by the side of the road.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-beer-truck-driver-survives-power-pole-slam-62842.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-07-05

[colinneil]

Maybe he had been sampling some of his load.

Just for quality control purposes.

[ezflip]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Rescue workers arrived to find local residents stealing beers from crash site.

Why does this not surprise me...

[o2eZy]

going by all the other beer delivering pickups driving around overloaded ,can imagine loosing control when half the time the front wheels are not on the ground because of all the weight being over the back

 

[LivinginKata]

Wonder if any bottles were broken or how many survived. Looking at all the photos looks like quite a bit of leakage on the ground.

[darksidedog]

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“At this stage Mr Phadungkiet has been charged with reckless driving causing damage."

It's fortunate that the tragic loss of beer was only Chang. If it had been quality Ales or Belgian brews, they would need to charge him with crimes against humanity as well.

[decca60]

Unlucky victim of a bottle neck......

[oldlakey]

18 minutes ago, decca60 said:

Unlucky victim of a bottle neck......

I reckon he necked a bottle or two

[George Feedback]

Never mind the idiot driver, how's the beer???

I hear it was chang, better off down the drain then...

Edited July 5, 2017 by George Feedback

[oldlakey]

1 minute ago, George Feedback said:

Never mind the idiot driver, how's the beer???

A bit shaken up apparently

[observer90210]

27 minutes ago, oldlakey said:

A bit shaken up apparently

but not stirred ..