Rimmer Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Pickup rolls into ditch, one dead, one injured SATTAHIP:--On the night of Aug 3, at around 4 am police and rescue units rushed to the scene of an accident where they found a badly damaged pickup truck in a ditch and two young men lying beside it. The driver identified as Mr. Pattanupong Wanhom, 21 was slightly injured and was seen lamenting over the body of Jiradej Uong, 19 who died in the crash. He kept saying “I’m so sorry, please wake up”. On investigation police found out that the two young men had been relaxing on the beach in front of the Sattahip District Office and were on the way back to the Sattahip Naval Base workshop where they were both employed. Pattanupong said that he was driving on Sukhumvit Road at KM 174 on the Sattahip-Taotan Route with his friend Jiradej who was sitting in the back of the pickup when all of a sudden, a motorbike swerved in from of the truck. He swerved to avoid hitting the bike and lost control, whereby the truck rolled into the ditch. Jiradej was thrown off the back and was killed instantly on impact. The rescue unit transported the body to Sattahip KM 10 Hospital for an autopsy while police took the grieving Pattanupong into custody to be charged with reckless driving causing a person to lose his life. -- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-08-16— Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rimmer said: On investigation police found out that the two young men had been relaxing on the beach Sounds nice, any beers involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rimmer said: with his friend Jiradej who was sitting in the back of the pickup Sitting in the back, on the truck bed? If he'd been inside the truck, with seatbelt, he'd probably survived. But, that require that very rare thing called safety awareness. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Very sorry to hear of that tragic accident. RIP and a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, Rimmer said: when all of a sudden, a motorbike swerved in from of the truck. He swerved to avoid hitting the bike and lost control, whereby the truck rolled into the ditch. Jiradej was thrown off the back and was killed instantly on impact. Incredible the number of motorcyclists who arrive abruptly on one of the dimensions of another vehicle .. This will soon replace the brakes that fail without reason. and just as incredible the number of drivers who drive too fast and therefore can not avoid an unforeseeable obstacle. With that, the rear passenger was not attached to his seat belt, so he passed through the windshield. To make this clear to the Thais will be a very difficult affair; the safety belt is necessary if you do not want to pass through the windshield of the vehicle. even you are on the rear seats. The driver was very lucky to get out alive because if this passenger had touched him in passing, he would also be dead. Sorry, not seeing that the passenger was in the bucket, so no belt, actually! But if he had been in the vehicle, I guess it would have been the same: no belt and even result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: Incredible the number of motorcyclists who arrive abruptly on one of the dimensions of another vehicle .. It reads like the guy was in the bed of the pickup. Heaven knows why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: Sitting in the back, on the truck bed? Unfortunately unclear from the text. But why would he cramp in the back bench. So comfortable on the truck bed. Quote On the night of Aug 3 13 days ago! So of course almost impossible to find other news about the incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Found two sources that clearly say that the victim was thrown off the truck bed. Such an avoidable waste of life. I often hold my breath when I see reckless speeding pickup drivers carrying a group of people (often students). Flying over the speed bumpers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Sukumvit after dark can be a very dangerous road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 51 minutes ago, mok199 said: Sukumvit after dark can be a very dangerous road... No road is dangerous; however, drivers are and not only in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 19 hours ago, Isaanbiker said: Very sorry to hear of that tragic accident. RIP and a speedy recovery. why feel sorry....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 if this report is true, is it not strange that all of a sudden at 4 am a lone biker appears on the road causing truck driver to swerve??!! Very strange this happen at 4 am??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 It seams the destiny of the pickup here airborne barrel roll and take out everything in sight ????RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 19 hours ago, jacko45k said: It reads like the guy was in the bed of the pickup. Heaven knows why! Maybe his mate, the driver had farted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Just now, NanLaew said: Maybe his mate, the driver had farted. And this is the result of your deep and meaningful Feminist Groupthink conversations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 21 hours ago, Rimmer said: “I’m so sorry, please wake up”. Too little too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbkk99 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 21 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: and just as incredible the number of drivers who drive too fast and therefore can not avoid an unforeseeable obstacle. Exactly. One major point here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 21 hours ago, jacko45k said: It reads like the guy was in the bed of the pickup. Heaven knows why! It looks and is cool RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 22 hours ago, jacko45k said: It reads like the guy was in the bed of the pickup. Heaven knows why! Just a theory, but what if they were drinking on the beach and his friend got so drunk that he wanted some fresh air, perhaps not feeling well. Another theory would be that they had an argument and he wanted to be alone on the truck? The driver said: “I’m so sorry, please wake up” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, essox essox said: if this report is true, is it not strange that all of a sudden at 4 am a lone biker appears on the road causing truck driver to swerve??!! Very strange this happen at 4 am??? It was being driven by a skeleton rider on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 22 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: Incredible the number of motorcyclists who arrive abruptly on one of the dimensions of another vehicle .. This will soon replace the brakes that fail without reason. and just as incredible the number of drivers who drive too fast and therefore can not avoid an unforeseeable obstacle. With that, the rear passenger was not attached to his seat belt, so he passed through the windshield. To make this clear to the Thais will be a very difficult affair; the safety belt is necessary if you do not want to pass through the windshield of the vehicle. even you are on the rear seats. The driver was very lucky to get out alive because if this passenger had touched him in passing, he would also be dead. Sorry, not seeing that the passenger was in the bucket, so no belt, actually! But if he had been in the vehicle, I guess it would have been the same: no belt and even result. We had a pickup end up in the ditch outside my house at 10.30 one night. The driver claimed he had swerved to avoid someone walking. Now, this is a country road that might see just two or three walkers during the day, and never at night. I struggled not to laugh at his excuse, especially as there was no-one to be seen immediately after. Maybe he saw a ghost and I'm being unkind to him. And I thought that riding in the bed of a pickup was illegal. But then, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 10 hours ago, NanLaew said: Maybe his mate, the driver had farted. And if the radio was loud could it be called stinkipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featography Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 1:01 PM, RotBenz8888 said: Sitting in the back, on the truck bed? If he'd been inside the truck, with seatbelt, he'd probably survived. But, that require that very rare thing called safety awareness. RIP 2 men in a pickup? Why did one sit in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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