webfact Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Italian couple crushed to death by oil tanker in southern Thailand Picture: Thai Rath An Italian couple were killed after an oil tanker overturned at a junction in Chumphon on Thursday. The couple named as Giuliano De Santis, 42, and Ilaria Rizzo, 37, were travelling by motorcycle along the Pak Nam Road in Pak Nam Subdistrict when an oil tanker lost control and overturned crushing the couple. Police and rescue workers were called to the scene of the accident at 4.30pm on Thursday where they found the 10 wheel Isuzu had overturned, spilling thousands of litres of fuel over the road. Picture: Thai Rath The 64 year old driver of the tanker, who was unhurt, said he had been hired to deliver fuel to gas stations in Chumphon province. He said he had more than ten years experience driving trucks and had never had an accident before. The driver said as he approached the junction the brakes didn’t work properly causing him to lose control of the tanker, which resulted in it overturning and landing on top of the couple. However, a witness told police that he saw the tanker approach the junction at speed and attempt to make a left turn, which is when the vehicle overturned. The witness said initially he wasn’t aware that anyone else was involved in the accident as he quickly took his grandchildren away from the scene as he could see large amounts of fuel spilling out onto the road. Police said the Italian couple had arrived in Thailand on 21 February and were here on holiday. Manager reported that another foreign couple, believed to friends of the deceased, were travelling behind the couple when the accident occured. Police added that it took nearly two hours to clean the road of the fuel and recover the overturned vehicle. The driver has been held pending further investigations. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Jeez, RIP. Your life can be snuffed out in an instant through no fault of your own.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, webfact said: The driver has been held pending further investigations. From a report in another source and a cop talking on video it sounds like the truck driver was intoxicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyT Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Wow, that video was hard to watch. The scooter just riding along within the road rules and absolutely flattened by someone who clearly shouldn't have been driving. What a waste of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The driver said as he approached the junction the brakes didn’t work properly causing him to lose control ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The world's most dangerous roads. If they put a stupidometer on many Thai vehicles they would bury the needle. RIP to the Italians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, webfact said: He said he had more than ten years experience driving trucks and had never had an accident before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Every driver here is a widow maker with a backup brake fail story for their reckless speed ????RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 One more Thai Driver/ Rider, blaming something else for his behaviour on the roads. To fast, To Dangerous , To stupid, R.i.P, to he couple, and condolences to the family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Man, riding/driving on the roads here you have to be on the ball and focussed 110% and literally be prepared for anything. Such a tragic accident. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 38 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: The video is just too short/limited view (also not in real time) to say whether >I< would have anticipated what might happen. It was a real time video of CCTV footage. It is likely coming out from the the PT refinery off one of the side roads. Not too far from the right turn to go to the lookout point. I think the Italians may have seen them but were thinking (like many tourists) that the rules back in their home country would apply. In other words, the motorbike driver likely didn't anticipate the tanker would actually take the corner the way he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 everybody within 50 meters of that truck dodged a bullet when it did not explode. RIP tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 51 minutes ago, webfact said: Manager reported that another foreign couple, believed to friends of the deceased, were travelling behind the couple when the accident occured. what a horrible thing to witness. and maybe have to call their friend's family with the terrible news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 40 minutes ago, webfact said: The driver said as he approached the junction the brakes didn’t work properly causing him to lose control He could have said that the earth is flat, and apart from his parents everyone would call it BS/save face/blame someone/something. Just tell the truth for once, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 RIP Italian couple -they deserve too after an accident like that! Two hours to clean up the fuel - hard to believe, you would want to be careful on that stretch of road for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Probably a 5,000 Bhat fine and told not to do it again. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsp64 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Maybe it really was brake failure, although I doubt it. I think the maintainable schedule on hazardous chemical vehicles is much stricter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 they should throw the book at that driver vermin... if the brakes were malfunctioning, he should have blown the horn to warn traffic. but I'd bet it was a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsp64 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Taxi driver returning cash coming soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Those breaks did not fail; he was going too fast. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Nsp64 said: Maybe it really was brake failure, although I doubt it. I think the maintainable schedule on hazardous chemical vehicles is much stricter. schedule what schedule... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said: 500thb and a wai. Next case. Nah Two people, It's a double Wai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Terrible for the family in Italy to see this video clip. Driver driving too fast and not paying due care and attention. I drive very carefully nowadays but nothing protects you from people like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsp64 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, tlandtday said: schedule what schedule... Actually, yeah. There I go with my responsible thinking again. Silly me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 I don't see his brakelights or indicators.... RIP dear tourists..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YTP Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 27 minutes ago, CGW said: RIP Italian couple -they deserve too after an accident like that! Two hours to clean up the fuel - hard to believe, you would want to be careful on that stretch of road for a while! Somchai: "While waiting I might as well spark up a ciga... " FffffOOOOOOOOOOM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkspeaker Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 maybe it was carelessness, hard to tell with that video, but it could happen to anyone.. trucks and buses overturn all the time, it's called a traffic accident.. just this time a motorbike was in the wrong place at the wrong time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Just now, pkspeaker said: maybe it was carelessness, hard to tell with that video, but it could happen to anyone.. trucks and buses overturn all the time, it's called a traffic accident.. just this time a motorbike was in the wrong place at the wrong time.. Really you didn't happen to notice any excessive speeding on behalf of the truck driver. Too bad we didn't have audio because if brakes failed I would think it natural for a driver to hit the horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkspeaker Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 hard to tell, accidents happen , for the police to investigate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, SammyT said: Wow, that video was hard to watch. The scooter just riding along within the road rules and absolutely flattened by someone who clearly shouldn't have been driving. What a waste of life. I think the motorbike should have slowed down and not carry on towards the tanker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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