webfact Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 18 students, driver injured in Lampang accident By The Nation Picture: Sanook A burst tyre sent a school van into a roadside power pole, injuring 18 students and the driver, in Lampang's Muang district on Tuesday morning. Police said the accident took place at 6.30am in tambon Pong Saen Thong. Most of the students sustained slight injuries, such as bruises and chest ache, and were rushed to Lampang Hospital. Police said the students were being driven from Lampang's Hang Chat district to their school in Muang district. The driver lost control of the vehicle when the front tyre burst, forcing it to hit a power pole ahead. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30357984 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicmike68 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Shouldn't these Vans be undergoing daily inspections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poosmate Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 18 kids and a driver in a van!......would you allow this for your kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Odds are that the driver fell asleep and the right front tire burst as a result of impacting a rock or something on the roadside. I doubt RTP even looked at the tires for excessive wear or inspected the right front tire that burst for sidewall tears or other defects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, manicmike68 said: Shouldn't these Vans be undergoing daily inspections? Sadly, I'd guess their idea of daily inspection means that if it doesn't crash, it's passed the daily inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Were they trying to go for the Guinness World Book of Records mark for the most kids crammed into a Thai passenger van??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Strange a burst tyre when it probably has not been changed for at least 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Oh..a van crash again......seems they're back in the news lately after a lull..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, zaphod reborn said: Odds are that the driver fell asleep and the right front tire burst as a result of impacting a rock or something on the roadside. I doubt RTP even looked at the tires for excessive wear or inspected the right front tire that burst for sidewall tears or other defects. Ok nice try but I'll have to correct you on something... Thais drive on the left hand side of the road so the "front right wheel" would be central on the road... not on the curb-side as you mention that would be the left hand wheel !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 "Right front tire burst" probably sub-standard or bald. Get well soon kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: The driver lost control of the vehicle Wow! The van isn't blamed. That's a first here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 A lot of 'School Buses' here have either bald tyres or poorly inflated tyres, see them every day. They are supposed to carry no more than 12 kids but who cares about rules in a land where Parents daren't challenge the School or the driver ? Life is cheap in the Land of Lemmings ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoh1490 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Of all the road users in Thailand you might imagine that school "bus" drivers would be the safest whereas in reality, they are often the most dangerous.....driving as though they are emergency vehicles and entitled, on a mission of national importance, avoid them at all costs and never let your kids ride in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Not the brakes this time,makes a change, hope the kids are better soon regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a977 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Another coffin on wheels bites the dust or does it. Driver to repairman "how long fix" Repairman to driver "you have insurance" Driver "what that" Repairman "Okay you pay me20,000baht I fix tomorrow no ploblem" And they wonder why the Govt. wants them to get newer buses as in proper buses you know with 6 wheels and more stability, brain dead van drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 15 hours ago, hotchilli said: Ok nice try but I'll have to correct you on something... Thais drive on the left hand side of the road so the "front right wheel" would be central on the road... not on the curb-side as you mention that would be the left hand wheel !! No, I have to correct you. Look at the photo. The left front tire was intact, so by deduction, the right front tire failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 7:03 AM, poosmate said: 18 kids and a driver in a van!......would you allow this for your kids? Depends on who's driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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