webfact Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Car crash into wall: Elder sister dead after Norwegian pensioner takes her and his wife out to lunch Picture: Daily News A 59 year old woman died and two other people were injured after a car failed to negotiate a bend in the road in Samut Songkhram on Saturday. A 75 year old Norwegian was at the wheel of a Toyota Camry. Beside him was his 49 year old wife. In the back and soon dead from a broken neck was the Norwegian's sister in law. Muang district police headed by Pol Capt Chutima B anjongpru responded to the accident on the Klong Khern to Wat Srisatthatham road. Picture: Daily News The car had gone into the wall of a property owned by 95 year old Jian Wattana. Despite CPR being given Jonjit Pawangkhamin was pronounced dead at the scene. Knut E. suffered leg and knee injuries and Nuanhong Pawangkhamin had severe whiplash. Both were rushed to hospital. Witness Yuth, 62, a local government official, said he had just passed the car on his motorcycle when he heard a loud noise and looked back. He found a foreigner behind the wheel unresponsive and a woman next to him crying out. The woman in the back had her neck caught in her seatbelt. Police learned that the Norwegian and his wife live in Norway and were back in Thailand visiting relatives in Ban Prok for New Year. They were on their way to have lunch. Police suspect that the driver may have suffered a microsleep (lap nai) or he had been unfamiliar with the road. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-01-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 those Left/Right bends are, in that area, dwarfed by the sharp vertical bends (sharp short bridge rise humpss over the canals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, webfact said: The woman in the back had her neck caught in her seatbelt. I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 About time they got some NEW WHITE PAINT on all the roads in Thailand especially rural areas,at night you can hardly see whats road and ditch half the time, combined with no lights motorbikes, cows, dogs people on bicycles with no lights, madness everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, tifino said: those Left/Right bends are, in that area, dwarfed by the sharp vertical bends (sharp short bridge rise humpss over the canals Those are a real joy on a motorbike when you are NOT expecting them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? Years ago before seat belts I was involved at age 2 in a serious car crash, long story short 1965 no seat belts I think and the surgeon told my parents he would have been dead if had had one on in this particular circumstance (Father)...............brand new Austin Morris 1300 suspension broke........ these days my parents would have got millions, back then just a new car. I still have the scars on my face from windscreen sailing , overall though of course seatbelts will save more but arent 100% fool proof for all occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? simple neck whiplash. seat belts do not anchor the head nor neck. Torso in place, neck snaps forward or back. And elderly and possibly less muscle mass, resistance to motion, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? maybe she had already broken her neck, on the previous canal hump? be interesting to see just how close after a Hump, is that particular corner? - and had taken them by surpise , and he had still not recovered the car from that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, tifino said: those Left/Right bends are, in that area, dwarfed by the sharp vertical bends (sharp short bridge rise humpss over the canals You should only travel at a speed that is suited the roads you travel on. Accidents happen through incompetence or illness. This guy was elderly, he may have passed out or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 57 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said: You should only travel at a speed that is suited the roads you travel on. Accidents happen through incompetence or illness. This guy was elderly, he may have passed out or something similar. trouble is these back province roads are full of what (when) you least expect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, tifino said: trouble is these back province roads are full of what (when) you least expect... Well Slow down, it's a No Brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, tifino said: trouble is these back province roads are full of what (when) you least expect... It's easy to make excuses. Be Accountable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Well Slow down, it's a No Brainer. dunno maybe something Bigger was bearing down as a shadow over his tail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, tifino said: dunno maybe something Bigger was bearing down as a shadow over his tail? Yep, maybe a UFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Yep, maybe a UFO Anything is possible, after eliminating all the probables... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: a car failed to negotiate a bend So, it was not the driver that failed? Never seen that model of Google AI cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Matzzon said: So, it was not the driver that failed? Never seen that model of Google AI cars. I recall yonks ago, encountering a 'Rail Crossing Ahead' warning alert on the GPS... - I was in a tunnel underpass below the railway at the time can't trust anyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, tifino said: I recall yonks ago, encountering a 'Rail Crossing Ahead' warning alert on the GPS... - I was in a tunnel underpass below the railway at the time can't trust anyone... Please tifino, having a GPS does not mean that you should stop look at the road. Why this happened to you, was probably because it was a rail crossing above and the signal at the time was weak or could not define that you were 4 meter under the regular road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: It's easy to make excuses. Be Accountable yeah........turn off your lights, follow the herd at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Please tifino, having a GPS does not mean that you should stop look at the road. Why this happened to you, was probably because it was a rail crossing above and the signal at the time was weak or could not define that you were 4 meter under the regular road. well, no it was a well established bridgeover, already there for 30 years before! This was my first ever feedback to RoadAngel - feedback sent with a smile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 There goes the myth of the superior driving foreigner. Seems they have the same problems as Thais micro sleeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, tifino said: well, no it was a well established bridgeover, already there for 30 years before! This was my first ever feedback to RoadAngel - feedback sent with a smile... Ok, that´s an error, but you still do not let the GPS see the road for you as an experienced driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 The car had gone into the wall of a property owned by 95 year old Jian Wattana. What is this media obsession with listing peoples ages? Is it to pad out the article to make it look longer and get paid more baht? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 hours ago, bluesofa said: I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? Well, no one knows exactly what happened etc. Just L.I.A & say RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Chazar said: Years ago before seat belts I was involved at age 2 in a serious car crash, long story short 1965 no seat belts I think and the surgeon told my parents he would have been dead if had had one on in this particular circumstance (Father)...............brand new Austin Morris 1300 suspension broke........ these days my parents would have got millions, back then just a new car. I still have the scars on my face from windscreen sailing , overall though of course seatbelts will save more but arent 100% fool proof for all occasions Back in hen they didn’t have shoulder strap seatbelts either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: The car had gone into the wall of a property owned by 95 year old Jian Wattana. 95 year old thai is a better story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurien Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 " Police suspect that the driver .... had been unfamiliar with the road" this normally happens to Thai drivers only...I suspect the gentleman behind the wheel was simply too old to steer a sedan like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 hours ago, bluesofa said: I'm not trying to be clever here, but how can that happen apart from incorrectly putting on the seat belt? Maybe not done up tight>?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 hours ago, robblok said: There goes the myth of the superior driving foreigner. Seems they have the same problems as Thais micro sleeps. Microsleep is the new brake failure. Otherwise known as "no clue but let's throw it in that category". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, DrTuner said: Microsleep is the new brake failure. Otherwise known as "no clue but let's throw it in that category". The Thais are taking it seriously enough to have erected thousands of large signs on main roads throughout Thailand warning about dropping off behind the wheel. Hope you can read Thai, it may remind you of the danger. It works for me. Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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