webfact Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Russian woman seriously injured in Chalong Underpass motorbike accident By The Phuket News Rescue workers attend to 35-year-old Russian national Olesia Mailian as police look on. Choto: Chalong Police PHUKET: A Russian woman is in serious condition at Vachira Phuket Hospital after a motorbike accident inside the Chalong Underpass on Friday evening (Sept 20) Capt Thanakrit Amchonkham of the Chalong Traffic Police told The Phuket News today (Sept 23) that he was informed of the accident at about 5:50pm on Friday. “I think she was riding the motorbike northbound when she misjudged the curve inside the underpass and hit with kerb on the opposite side of the road,” he said. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/russian-woman-seriously-injured-in-chalong-underpass-motorbike-accident-72991.php#Q86q42Zvaf80CPeu.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-09-24 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Maybe excavate and build a hospital adjacent to the tunnel. There will be many more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 51 minutes ago, Reigntax said: Maybe excavate and build a hospital adjacent to the tunnel. There will be many more to come. There is already one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 She misjudged the curve in the tunnel and hit the other lane kerb, misjudged would be an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Reading the report gives us a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be! I did like this snippet from the report, however "from Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, madmitch said: Reading the report gives us a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be! I did like this snippet from the report, however "from Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg)" Can't really blame them for that. They would not make it up that way, someone informed them accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Maybe there's a reason that motorcycles are banned from underpasses. But, as we all know, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand. No-one obeys the law because the law is rarely enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 She was apparently helmetless and hit a curb on the wrong side of the road at a slight curve in a tunnel where bikes are banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Darwinism in full effect...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, flyingtlger said: Darwinism in full effect...... Please explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Just now, Olmate said: Please explain? See post #8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, madmitch said: Reading the report gives us a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be! I did like this snippet from the report, however "from Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg)" Thai's are not good at Geography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 37 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: Maybe there's a reason that motorcycles are banned from underpasses. But, as we all know, whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand. No-one obeys the law because the law is rarely enforced. Same as up here , bikes racing each other at night , don't know how the BiB get any sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, stevenl said: See post #8. Russians are evolving ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Here is an interesting article from March............... https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/police-ignore-motorbikes-and-trucks-illegally-using-pattaya-underpass So I guess no insurance payout either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I bet she never used this top advanced piece of technology in Russia before. ???? Poor girl RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said: Here is an interesting article from March............... https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/police-ignore-motorbikes-and-trucks-illegally-using-pattaya-underpass So I guess no insurance payout either. Which insurance? Motorbike insurance most likely non existent. Compulsory PoRorBor insurance will pay. Life and health insurance will pay. Travel insurance (if applicable) will most likely only pay is she is licensed to ride motorbikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Was she drunk? wearing a helmet? does she have valid driving licence? She's in big trouble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 9 hours ago, webfact said: hit with kerb on the opposite side of the road Lucky she didn't hit a vehicle head on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, madmitch said: Reading the report gives us a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be! I did like this snippet from the report, however "from Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg)" "...a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be!" Such as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, stevenl said: 4 hours ago, madmitch said: Reading the report gives us a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be! I did like this snippet from the report, however "from Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg)" Can't really blame them for that. They would not make it up that way, someone informed them accordingly. ...and it is 100% accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, stevenl said: Which insurance? Motorbike insurance most likely non existent. Compulsory PoRorBor insurance will pay. Life and health insurance will pay. Travel insurance (if applicable) will most likely only pay is she is licensed to ride motorbikes. Purely a question here, but if she was riding illegally, regardless of license or not, due to the fact that motorcycles are not allowed in the tunnel then will any insurance decline payment?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 40 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: Purely a question here, but if she was riding illegally, regardless of license or not, due to the fact that motorcycles are not allowed in the tunnel then will any insurance decline payment?? No. She made a traffic violation, no reason not to pay. Now if she had first class motorbike insurance, extremely unlikely, there could be issues with her riding without helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Just Weird said: "...a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be!" Such as? A Russia woman have the accident. so mock, criticize, ridicule the thai people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 2 hours ago, sawadee1947 said: I bet she never used this top advanced piece of technology in Russia before. A motorbike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Just Weird said: "...a number of examples of how utterly useless Thai police can be!" Such as? I'm not quoting anything. Maybe you and I have interpreted things differently but I read it as though three days after the event they have done practically nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: I was speaking to a Thai lady recently who asked where I am from. London, I told her. America, she responded. Their ignorance knows no bounds. But then, why should she care? She'll never go there, and the phrase 'Ignorance is bliss' must have some basis in fact for some. She probably has no knowledge of the Iran/Saudi situation, or Brexit, or social media abuse situation. Or anything else that doesn't directly concern her. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Ohio Seems she was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 She is seriously messed up. Broken Pelvis, broken arms and head injuries. Long road to recovery ahead. It happened in peak hour traffic and not one witness has come forward about what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, dabhand said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Ohio Seems she was right. Barry not know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 So, what do we have here? Perhaps an inexperienced rider on a "twist & go" rental bike with crappy, overinflated tires riding on a curvy and oily surface in traffic? Drunk, distracted or just hauling along trying to keep up with other maniac drivers? Sad, and she has a long recovery ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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