Minivan, bus and road accidents

[Takiap]

I am a very nervous passenger, and it was with much trepidation that I agreed to get the minivan to Don Mueng a couple of days ago. I must have been very lucky - not one incident to make me think this was a dangerous practice.

Maybe we have both been lucky BB. Despite me saying I will never again use the minivan taxis, I recently did. To be fair, both the trip to Bangkok as well as the return trip were fine. Both drivers drove at a reasonable speed and at no time did they take any stupid chances. Having said that, I am still not convinced so will continue to avoid them as much as possible.

[Frank Hovis]

http://www.chiangraitimes.com/bus-crash ... vince.html

1 dead, 15 injured ... 1 missing

PHETCHABURI – Pol Lt Col Chern Praimee, investigator at Phetchaburi’s Muang police station reported that a bus driver was killed and 15 passengers slightly injured when a Lignite Tour Co bus traveling from Krabi to Bangkok ran into the back of a parked refrigerated truck in Phetchaburi province at about 3.45am Tuesday.
Pol Lt Col Chern Praimee said the accident occurred in front of Makro superstore’s Phetchaburi branch in tambon Hua Saphan of Muang district.

[Nereus]

3 car pile up around 10-30 am today at the bottom of the flyover to Hwy 4,
just after Cha-Am.
The 3 cars were all in the right hand lane just next to where the u-turn road veers to the left. I cannot understand how shite like this happens. It is a straight section of dual carrigeway, and is visible from well back up the road. One of the cars was our favorite well known Toyota whatsit, but as they were moving the wrecks I could not be sure just which order they were in before it happened. I doubt that anyone was killed, but it should never have happened.

[buksida]

Chinese tourists wounded in bus crash in Phang Nga
Seven Chinese tourists and three Thais were injured when a tour bus they were tiding in skidded off the road and flipped over in the southern province of Phang Nga Sunday morning.

The accident took place at around 11 am near Phu Nga hotel, Tak Daed district.

The bus appeared to have been flipped on its side after crashing into roadside concrete pillars, rescue volunteers said.

There were about 15 Chinese tourists and Thai guide and staff on the bus at the time of the accident, police say.

Seven Chinese tourists have been admitted to Phang Nga hospital and three were described in severe injuries while others were lightly injured in the accident, according to medical workers at the hospital.

The tour bus driver Sanya Anantapet, 30, told police he was hired to drive the tourists from Phuket province to their hotel in Phang Nga.

He said the accident took place while he was approaching a sharp curve while it was raining was raining.

He tried to slow down but putting on the brake but it didn’t work.

The bus then skidded, crashed into concrete pillars, and flipped over.

The driver was detained for reckless driving.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chines ... -phang-nga

[Big Boy]

Speeding Lamborghini hits 2, knocks out traffic light

A Lamborghini with no license plate crashed into a traffic control box at Surasak intersection at 2am early this morning, knocking out traffic lights and injuring two men.

According to the investigation, the Lambo was driving at high speed down Charoen Rat Road and went through the intersection to Sathorn Road before it crashed into the traffic station, hitting the two men seated on a bench.

Full story: Bangkok Coconuts

[buksida]

Indian tourists die in airport van crash

A passenger van ran into the rear-end of a parked water truck on an elevated road near Suvarnabhumi airport, killing two Indian tourists and injuring five other members of the same family, on Monday morning.

The horrific crash occurred on the five-lane elevated road leading to the entrance of the passenger terminal about 10.45am.

Pol Lt Sumet Tabthong of Suvarnabhumi airport police station, said the passenger van was carrying eight Indian passengers, seven of them from the same family, and was heading to the airport.

The driver, Jakkrit Silawong, 24, failed to avoid hitting& a six-wheel water truck with warning lights turned on parked in the far right-hand lane.

The van ran into the parked truck. The force of the collision set the back of the truck on fire and the van richocheted into the middle lane.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... -collision

[Bristolian]

Phuket Bus Crash Injures Dozens of Russian Tourists

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.ph ... 1419928511

PHUKET - A bus carrying Russian tourists tumbled down a hill in Phuket province, injuring more than 30 passengers on board.

The accident took place on Kamala - Patong Road at around 8 am this morning, police say.

According to police, the bus belonged to a tour company called Anextour and was carrying Russian tourists from Phuket International Airport to Patong Beach. The bus reportedly crashed into a car and tumbled down a small roadside hill.

Rescue workers say 37 Russians have been injured in the accident. Four of the victims are reported to be in critical condition.

Phuket island is a popular destination for Russian tourists in Thailand.

[Big Boy]

This one happened on the by-pass last. It sees only the driver died.

[Big Boy]

Speeding and reckless driving rank top of all the complaints against public buses

More than 800 public buses were found to be involved in speeding and 19 drivers were caught driving beyond the four-hour limit at a time without taking a break during the December 30-January 2 safety campaign period, said Mr Thirapong Rodprasert, director-general of Land Transport Department, on Saturday.

Moreover, he disclosed that 631 public buses were found to be not in good working conditions but yet they were put into services by their operators during the same period.

He said that the department had imposed fine on all these road safety offenders without exception. He vowed that officials concerned would strictly enforce the safety measures throughout the safety campaign period during the New Year’s festival which is due to end today.

Full story: Thai PBS

[buksida]

Two drivers were killed and 14 children were injured, four seriously, when a student van crashed head on with a pickup truck on Highway 326 in Songpeenong district of Suphanburi province Friday morning.

The primary education students were on the way in the van to Jian Hua school in Suphanburi town.

All were admitted to Somdej Sangarat and Chao Phraya Yommaraj hospitals for treatment.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/96446

[buksida]

20 passengers injured in a tour bus accident
About 20 passengers of a Transport Company’s tour bus bound for Phrae province from Bangkok were injured when the bus overturned after the driver reportedly tried to avoid a head-on collision with two racing motorcycles.

The accident took place about 2 am on Monday on a detour route near Wat Wang Hin, Tambon Chomthong, Muang district of Phitsanuloke.

All the passengers were later rushed to Ruam Paet and Inter Vechakarn hospitals in Phitsanuloke for medical treatment.

One of the passengers, Mrs Charuwan Rattananont, said she felt the bus shaking before it ploughed into a ditch in the middle of the road and turned one side up.

The driver, 43-year old Mr Apichai Saowakhon, claimed that he saw two racing motorcycles were heading toward his direction and decided to make a sudden swerve to avoid hitting the motorcycles. However, the road there was under repairs and made it difficult for him to control the bus resulting it to lose control and plunge into the ditch.

However, police said that they had to question the passengers first and would subject the driver to breathalyzer to find out whether he was drunk while driving or not.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/20-pas ... s-accident

[Frank Hovis]

And another http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... injures-14

1 dead, 14 injured.

CHIANG MAI - A passenger van travelling from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son veered off a road in Pai district on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring 14 others, police said.

Most of the passengers were tourists. The van left Chiang Mai about noon and crashed about 2.35pm as it was leaving Pai and heading into Muang district in Mae Hong Son.

A preliminary report said the driver possibly fell asleep at the wheel.

[boilerman]

we were on the road to hua hin from petchaburi and as we signaled and turned into a garage for fuel a cpl of guys on a motorbike flew past on the inside into the garage and pulled up in front of us for fuel we so very nearly took them out that i went over to the driver and tried to explain that he nearly got them both killed . he was so aggressive and wanted to fight me (69 years of age lol) but my wife interceded and get me back into the car now i understand why there r so many nike deaths in th

[ste860]

these mini van drivers are all so stupid i would never get on one ,yesterday driving past soi 114 .one over took me and tried to fit in front and nearly crashed in to another mini van ,how they avoided each other i do not know ,

i would never let my wife or children on one of these

[buksida]

Three killed, 17 injured as van rams at back of parked bus
Three people were killed and 17 others injured when a van rammed into the rear of a parked bus on Friendship highway in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday.

The three included the driver of the van from Kalasin, Somchai Paiwanao, 42, and a four-year-old boy whose body was thrown out of the van from the impact.

Highway police said the road mishap happened at about 2 am today near Kilometres 72-73 on the inbound traffic lane to Bangkok on the Friendship highway at Tambon Nong Sarai.

The Ubon-Bangkok was parked on the right shoulder of the highway after it broke down.

The driver of the van might not notice the parked bus on the right while overtaking another vehicle and rammed into its back which penetrated into the traffic lane.

The driver and two passengers in the van died and 17 others were injured.

The injured were later taken to Pakchong Nana and Bangkok Pakchong hospitals for treatment.

One injured passenger said they chartered the van to Bangkok to work from Nakhon Phanom.

The van left at 4 pm and during the night he noticed that the van ran like the snake going to the right and to the left all the time indicating the driver might be sleepy.

Highway police said they detained the bus driver for reckless parking on the right shoulder of the highway with the bus rear penetrating into traffic lane, thus causing deaths to others.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/three- ... parked-bus