webfact Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Phuket tour bus hits van, tuk-tuk, nearly plunges off Patong Hill Eakkapop Thongtub The tour bus crashed through the guardrail and nearly plunged off Patong Hill. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: -- A Phuket tour bus carrying Chinese tourists struck a passenger van and a tuk-tuk while driving over the hills into Patong after 8pm this evening (Aug 6). Four people were reported injured with 25 others reported as “safe”. According to initial reports, the brakes on the bus, registered in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, “failed” before it struck the passenger van then broke through the guardrail just before the steep descent into Patong. Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-tour-bus-hits-van-tuk-tuk-nearly-plunges-off-patong-hill-63345.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-08-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Myst be a typo. The brain driving the bus failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Scary stuff. No, not the bus going down the hill; The lack of proper policing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) Brake failure surely not, driver brain failure. Driving to fast, riding the brakes, to high gear, then the brakes faded. After these all to common brake failure accidents do they ever get an expert to check the brakes? Edited August 6, 2017 by colinneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadperfect Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 No big deal they survived ,happens all the time here. Just another day in phuket Lucky chinese. The driver probobly had a lucky aumlet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 No buses allowed on Patong Hill! Enough said! Are these people Idiots in Phuket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobredin Ghusputin Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Brake failure, same-same failure to brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, tomwct said: No buses allowed on Patong Hill! Enough said! Are these people Idiots in Phuket? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Thailand the Hub of quality brake failures. Edited August 7, 2017 by Dave67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sorry to see there were injuries. However this incident get the holy trinity of danger off the road if only temporally, one each of tuk-tuk, passenger van and tourist bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Maybe time for Thailand to be the Hub for self driving tour bus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araiwah Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Said it before and I'll say it again. Brake failures seem endemic here yet in the UK and most other places they're as rare as rocking horse shit. Why can't the drivers come up with a better excuse. Pretty sure we could all swallow a bit of "my foot slipped off the brake" kind of honesty although that would actually entail taking a modicum of responsibility which we also know is as rare as rocking horse shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) The new governor said he was putting in an inspection station at the bottom of the hill, which hasn't been set up yet, crazy idea at that. How about all heavy vehicles including anything over the size of a mini van take the back way, but not before being tested and have 3 month checks, papers in order, proceed. More keystone cops on the road as well as well as inspectors doing random testing on coaches and trucks and removing those that don't stack up to the tests, oops sorry, forgot where I was again. Edited August 7, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 3 hours ago, colinneil said: After these all to common brake failure accidents do they ever get an expert to check the brakes? Why would they? The accident already happened by that time so they will change the amulet and fix the bus for the next trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Thian said: Why would they? The accident already happened by that time so they will change the amulet and fix the bus for the next trip. If you took time to read my post, it clearly states, after these all to common accidents. Meaning check the brakes to see if what the driver is saying is correct. Edited August 7, 2017 by colinneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, colinneil said: If you took time to read my post, it clearly states, after these all to common accidents. Meaning check the brakes to see if what the driver is saying is correct. They don't have to test the brakes, they are Thai. They also don't need maintenance or special trained drivers. The good thing about driving chinese buses is that they are cheap, just buy a new one after an accident and don't tell anybody what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I wonder if the BiB are enforcing no bus rules on Patong hill as the number of buses along Patak road to Chalong has dramatically increased this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 35 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said: The new governor said he was putting in an inspection station at the bottom of the hill, which hasn't been set up yet, crazy idea at that. How about all heavy vehicles including anything over the size of a mini van take the back way, but not before being tested and have 3 month checks, papers in order, proceed. More keystone cops on the road as well as well as inspectors doing random testing on coaches and trucks and removing those that don't stack up to the tests, oops sorry, forgot where I was again. The back way, you mean Kata and Karon hills? Oh no, maybe you mean Kamala hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, LivinginKata said: I wonder if the BiB are enforcing no bus rules on Patong hill as the number of buses along Patak road to Chalong has dramatically increased this morning. A couple of brake failures on the Kata/Karon hills and maybe buses will be banned there as well. We're overdue a bus crash in Kata/Chalong; Patong has been monopolising them in the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 18 minutes ago, stevenl said: The back way, you mean Kata and Karon hills? Oh no, maybe you mean Kamala hill? I know there is a back way from the airport, probably through Kata and Karon, sure its hilly as soon as you pass Surin Beach, but the road is less busier than the main road, besides, they will have to go slower on the back road, that or send them the long way down to Rawai and through the back, sure people will be flocking to minivans as opposed to coaches if sent through the latter, they shouldn't be on any roads into Phuket with steep declines IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said: I know there is a back way from the airport, probably through Kata and Karon, sure its hilly as soon as you pass Surin Beach, but the road is less busier than the main road, besides, they will have to go slower on the back road, that or send them the long way down to Rawai and through the back, sure people will be flocking to minivans as opposed to coaches if sent through the latter, they shouldn't be on any roads into Phuket with steep declines IMO. Now you're making sense: no big buses on the small and hilly roads of Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAIBKK Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Dave67 said: Thailand the Hub of quality brake failures. Brake failures ??? You mean brain failures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Patong Hill six-vehicle accident leaves two in serious condition Shela Riva The accident left two people in serious condition, including the bus driver, who will be charged, said Patong Police. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: -- The devastating accident involving a tour bus carrying 21 Chinese tourists and three Thai tour guides on Patong Hill last night (Aug 6) has left two people in serious condition, Maj Teerasak Boonsaeng of the Patong Police confirmed to The Phuket News today (Aug 7). The driver of the tour bus, 65-year-old Prajuab Sirikul, and the driver of a motorbike, Atsawadee Jesawa, 31, are in serious condition at Vachira Phuket Hospital, said Maj Teerasak. Prajuab will face charges after his condition improves, Maj Teerasak told The Phuket News. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-hill-six-vehicle-accident-leaves-two-in-serious-condition-63352.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-08-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 5 hours ago, tomwct said: No buses allowed on Patong Hill! Enough said! Are these people Idiots in Phuket? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Not even newsworthy anymore. The little rescue girl in the glasses is cute though. Edited August 7, 2017 by Psimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Tour bus accident last night on Patong hill, people injured... - brakes failed, how unusual I wondered what all the sirens was last night (my place is about half click as the Crow flies) Only real thing unusual is nobody was killed - AGAIN!!! Gov how about you actually do something, Now. Make a difference, now is your chance to show your true colours and put everyone's safety first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, Lokie said: Tour bus accident last night on Patong hill, people injured... - brakes failed, how unusual I wondered what all the sirens was last night (my place is about half click as the Crow flies) Only real thing unusual is nobody was killed - AGAIN!!! Gov how about you actually do something, Now. Make a difference, now is your chance to show your true colours and put everyone's safety first It has nothing to do with the government. It has everything to do with enforcing the laws that governments have already passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 10 hours ago, tomwct said: No buses allowed on Patong Hill! Enough said! Are these people Idiots in Phuket? yes, it seems so, but some Deaths and hurts seems to be also calculated for this sick mass Tourism in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Ye, 500 fine abd a little smack on the arse,. Best thing for hm is lose his licence for life and the bus company to sack him. Hopefully their insurance company refuse to pay the claim. Except compo for the injured. driving back to Khon Kaen today from Pattaya went though the Cabin Bure way, much better that before. They really getting on well with widening the main road over the mountain. Going to be a great run when finnished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foozool Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 They never learn until it is too late to show some regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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