webfact Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 15 injured in bus accident By Suwannee Bundisak The Nation Fifteen passengers were slightly injured when their Bangkok-Phuket bus lost control at a curve due to the slippery road surface and overturned early on Sunday in Surat Thani province. Following an accident report at 4.30am, police and rescue workers rushed to the Surat Thani-Takua Pa Road 45km marker in Tambon Band Tham Neab in Khiri Ratthanikhom district. They found the 32-seater bus lying on its side on the road island. Passengers who were slightly injured were sent to a local hospital. Bus driver Uthai Somkantha, 30, told police that his bus carrying a total of 29 people, including him, had left the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok at 7.15pm on Saturday night for Phuket. Along the way there were heavy rains and he lost control of the vehicle at a curve resulting in the accident. Police initially charged Uthai with reckless driving causing injuries to others. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351468 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, webfact said: their Bangkok-Phuket bus lost control It continues to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Fifteen passengers were slightly injured when their Bangkok-Phuket bus lost control at a curve due to the slippery road surface and overturned early on Sunday in Surat Thani province. Say the truth Mr. driver, I suspect you fall asleep and driving to fast!!! All bus drivers that must be instructed what is mean to take responsibility of other peoples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 A bus never loses control, it is an inanimate object. I get so disgusted by this "it's not my fault" jive. The bus was traveling too fast for the conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Sorry for repeating ... but the truth is as obvious as disgusting: The driver lost whatever control he had because of inappropriate driving. And he did not take responsibility. When the street is wet - you drive appropriately slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamcrut Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 They were lucky, the bus wasn’t on fire after the accident. Then the headline could be 15 people died in bus inferno.Will they ever learn that in rain you do need to reduce your driving speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Cereal said: A bus never loses control, it is an inanimate object. I get so disgusted by this "it's not my fault" jive. Read the article past the first sentence! The driver told the police that he lost control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 When Thailand 4.0 gets here there will be a app where you can add bus crashes to a giant database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: They found the 32-seater bus lying on its side on the road island. Just tired after a hard days braking work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Moti24 said: The driver told the police that he lost control. So the media should report exactly this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 41 minutes ago, rebo said: So the media should report exactly this! The media did report, "exactly this"! 5 hours ago, webfact said: Bus driver Uthai Somkantha, 30, told police that his bus carrying a total of 29 people, including him, had left the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok at 7.15pm on Saturday night for Phuket. Along the way there were heavy rains and he lost control of the vehicle at a curve resulting in the accident. That plain enough for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: when their Bangkok-Phuket bus lost control at a curve due to the slippery road surface That plain enough for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 3 hours ago, peperobi said: Say the truth Mr. driver, I suspect you fall asleep and driving to fast!!! All bus drivers that must be instructed what is mean to take responsibility of other peoples! I have started to nod off once or twice over the years and if he had said he nodded off for a moment there would be some sympathy but no sympathy for hopeless driving because the roads were wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Nothing will change until change comes along.. and that ain't gonna happen here in Thailand You cannot expect safety standards to prevent Thais from working... if they can start it up, move it forward they get the licence & then the job!!! Expect more headlines soon.. good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 4 hours ago, peperobi said: I suspect you fall asleep and driving to fast! If that was the case, I doubt speed had anything to do with the accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netease Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Moti24 said: The media did report, "exactly this"! That plain enough for you? I think what people are looking for is for him to say why he lost control he can still say later he lost control because there was oil on the road or break failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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