webfact Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Northern Irish pensioner killed after slamming into abandoned trailer in Ayutthaya Picture: Sanook Police were called to Route 347 on Sunday where they found a white Mitsubishi van that had slammed into the back of a 12 wheel trailer attachment that had been abandoned by the side of the local road. Dead from multiple injuries in the driver's seat was 87 year old Michael from Northern Ireland who had been living in Phayathai. The accident happened at KM marker 23 heading in to Ayutthaya. Police are trying to trace the owner of the trailer that was left in a no parking zone. They think the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, reported Sanook. Koh Kert phu yai ban (a local official) Chertchai Phakheewet said that he had been alerted by locals and called the cops. He said that the trailer had just been left there. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-05-13 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, webfact said: They think the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, reported Sanook. Or perhaps he just didn't see it until it was too late. Or perhaps he did see it but did not perceive it as stationary until it was too late. What is the basis for presuming the driver fell asleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 RIP Michael. No reporting about the time this incident happened to substantiate, or not, the asleep at the wheel theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Or perhaps he just didn't see it until it was too late. Or perhaps he did see it but did not perceive it as stationary until it was too late. What is the basis for presuming the driver fell asleep? "They think the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, reported Sanook." Easy accident reporting for the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 At the age of 87 he may have fallen victim to The Big Sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 RIP Micheal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, bluesofa said: "They think the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, reported Sanook." Easy accident reporting for the police. does it really matter - he ran into a stationary vehicle, there could be many explanations for this RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarZaid Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 87 year olds should not be driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleMoooose Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 6 hours ago, watcharacters said: At the age of 87 he may have fallen victim to The Big Sleep Well he has now. And that van was obviously a wreck before the accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 6 hours ago, watcharacters said: At the age of 87 he may have fallen victim to The Big Sleep No he fell victim to an idiotic driver un-hitching his trailer in a no parking zone in the road with no indication that it was stationary !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Quote from the Sanook link as translated into English:- "(May 12) In the afternoon of the past". This is the nearest time of the accident. At 87 years of age he may have suffered from a medical condition. RIP Ulster Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebrown Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, UnkleMoooose said: Well he has now. And that van was obviously a wreck before the accident. 1 hour ago, UnkleMoooose said: Well he has now. And that van was obviously a wreck before the accident. Do you have personal knowledge as to the mechanical condition of the vehicle? IMO it appears to be in better condition than many of the mobile 'wrecks' I often see on the roads here in LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 3 hours ago, OmarZaid said: 87 year olds should not be driving Ya reckon.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: No he fell victim to an idiotic driver un-hitching his trailer in a no parking zone in the road with no indication that it was stationary !!! I feel sorry to read of the death of any driver here, but there are no indications that the trailer is in a "No Parking Zone". The trailer may have been left there for a reason. One of the rules of good driving is to be aware of vehicles and objects on the road ahead and to travel at such a speed enabling you to stop in advance of anything ahead that is not moving. People park vehicles by the side of the road all the time. The idea is to avoid hitting them,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 The on-line version of this tragedy is that the deceased "may have been on his phone" though they offer no proof. I guess in Thailand the two most obvious reasons in their minds for a crash is either you are on your phone or you fall asleep! Kinda sad reasoning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, CGW said: The on-line version of this tragedy is that the deceased "may have been on his phone" though they offer no proof. Check "activity" on the phone at the time of the crash? Not too hard is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH1961 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 There is one simple rule that safe your life, in most cases: Drive by sight/run on sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 16 hours ago, champers said: RIP Michael. No reporting about the time this incident happened to substantiate, or not, the asleep at the wheel theory. I don't think it was day time. Also I'm not sure it's good to drive a van at that she. It seems to me the van is same age as Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere. but the Daily Mail has an article which provides more info on the accident and the victim. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7022649/Millionaire-British-doctor-killed-fainting-wheel-ploughing-lorry-Thailand.html He is actually from Woking, Surrey. A common error when someone looks at a UK passport is to pick up on the 'Northern Ireland' element and use that as the home country. Seems he was a retired doctor, well to do and with property interests in central Bangkok. His wife is of a similar age and is noted as having high society connections. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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