Tour bus driver escapes death as jack collapses while he makes roadside repairs

[webfact]

Tour bus driver escapes death as jack collapses while he makes roadside repairs

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Rescue services were called to an area outside a puncture repair shop on the Ban Bung bypass in Muang district of Chonburi after a tour bus collapsed onto its driver. 

 

Somrit, 50, was trying to repair a component of the shock absorber system of a double decker tour bus.

 

The rescue foundation found him crushed in the wheel well. A thirty minute operation using a crane got him out.

 

First aid was given then he was taken to Chonburi Hospital. 

 

Somrit's wife Samran, who also works on the Ubon - Korat - Rayong service, said that the shock absorber had developed a problem and they had been looking for a repair shop. 

 

They didn't find one and her husband decided to stop at a puncture repair shop and borrow their jack to do the repair himself.

 

It collapsed, crushing him and nearly killing him. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[Justgrazing]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Tour bus driver escapes death as jack collapses while he makes roadside repairs

Jack collapses .! Was it set on a solid enough base to lift a double decker .. Was the jack rated to lift that weight ? only a truck tyre repair shop would normally have those .. jack's for lighter vehicles like cars and pickups won't lift safely .. the jack also has to be positioned correctly and safely otherwise the laws of gravity will initiate .. looking at that pic' he was a lucky lucky boy to have survived  .. 

[Mavideol]

it was not his day.... lucky amulet at work 555

[sammieuk1]

Surprised this lucky man has never heard of a chock also surprised to hear you can repair a shock absorber whilst attached to a 10 ton bus ????

[Geoffggi]

Obviously the bus had not been through any kind of maintenance checks recently .....!!

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

it was not his day.... lucky amulet at work 555

With no pictures of the bus's number plate, this thread is WORTHLESS!

[johnray]

Probably a car jack not a bus jack.  The weight would vastly different.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Perhaps the origin of the expression, "I'm alright Jack"........

[grumpy 4680]

     I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement.

[Almer]

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Jack collapses .! Was it set on a solid enough base to lift a double decker .. Was the jack rated to lift that weight ? only a truck tyre repair shop would normally have those .. jack's for lighter vehicles like cars and pickups won't lift safely .. the jack also has to be positioned correctly and safely otherwise the laws of gravity will initiate .. looking at that pic' he was a lucky lucky boy to have survived  .. 

How about the jack pierced the rust rotten bus and collapsed almost killing stupid driver.

[digger70]

3 hours ago, grumpy 4680 said:

     I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement.

If the mounting is broken of the shock one can weld it or if the mounting bold is broken one can weld it  . Done before .

[Pique Dard]

lucky dude, anyhow!

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, grumpy 4680 said:

I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement

you obviously haven't been in Thailand very long.. 

[brianthainess]

17 hours ago, grumpy 4680 said:

     I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement.

It is possible to fit new rubber bushes.

[spiekerjozef]

Lucky man, buy a lottery ticket right now.

[mikebell]

He should have asked the tourists to get off the bus first.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 7/28/2020 at 6:14 PM, sammieuk1 said:

Surprised this lucky man has never heard of a chock also surprised to hear you can repair a shock absorber whilst attached to a 10 ton bus ????

Correct term is axle stand, and one normally remove the shock absorber and replaces it as they can't usually be repaired by guys on the side of the road.

I'm guessing that he used a car jack, and not one large enough for a bus.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 7/29/2020 at 12:22 AM, digger70 said:

If the mounting is broken of the shock one can weld it or if the mounting bold is broken one can weld it  . Done before .

You can do anything but it doesn't mean one should. No way I'd trust a welded bolt on a bus shock. Not like they are expensive to replace.

[bodga]

duh first jack it  up 2nd  stick axle stands under it, axle  stands  are  not  lumps  of  wood or  blocks dummy

[digger70]

5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You can do anything but it doesn't mean one should. No way I'd trust a welded bolt on a bus shock. Not like they are expensive to replace.

One can and should if there's not a New one Where one is and and Have to drive to a Destination .

Than Have to Order/wait for a new one.Right?

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, bodga said:

duh first jack it  up 2nd  stick axle stands under it, axle  stands  are  not  lumps  of  wood or  blocks dummy

Nah they are bricks, perhaps he used those weak breeze blocks!

[essox essox]

On 7/28/2020 at 1:55 PM, Geoffggi said:

Obviously the bus had not been through any kind of maintenance checks recently .....!!

of course IT HAD.......and the driver had been on a course "how to repair big bus when shock absorbers are KAPUT" !!!!

[essox essox]

On 7/28/2020 at 3:27 PM, grumpy 4680 said:

     I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement.

me too.......!!! once kaput new one is needed......I would assume....

[ChouDoufu]

On 7/28/2020 at 4:27 PM, grumpy 4680 said:

     I really don't see what repairs can be made to a shock absorber, other than having a replacement.

c'mon, that's easy! 

stick tennis balls in all the spaces between and betwixt the coil spring spirals.

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

c'mon, that's easy! 

stick tennis balls in all the spaces between and betwixt the coil spring spirals.

Not sure where they can find tennis balls when even a suitable jack is not to be found.

[essox essox]

WHY did the driver not use phone to find a mechanic/service place and have them repair/replace the shocker ???

[thaibeachlovers]

On 8/1/2020 at 3:44 PM, digger70 said:

One can and should if there's not a New one Where one is and and Have to drive to a Destination .

Than Have to Order/wait for a new one.Right?

In that situation OK, but replace soon as possible. No one ever died because the shocks were not working ( far as I know ).

However it needs someone that can actually weld, and doesn't think sunglasses are OK for arc welding.

[essox essox]

On 7/28/2020 at 7:22 PM, digger70 said:

If the mounting is broken of the shock one can weld it or if the mounting bold is broken one can weld it  . Done before .

so you expect  A THAI BUS DRIVER TO BE  qualified welder and have welding equipment on the bus?????!!!!

[digger70]

45 minutes ago, essox essox said:

so you expect  A THAI BUS DRIVER TO BE  qualified welder and have welding equipment on the bus?????!!!!

No, One could've stopped at an Mechanical Workshop somewhere Couldn't one ? 

There Are Drivers that are Mechanics and Can weld .

Maybe even some Thais? 

They would be Smart enough to stop at the Right place and do a Temporary Fix  

[digger70]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

In that situation OK, but replace soon as possible. No one ever died because the shocks were not working ( far as I know ).

However it needs someone that can actually weld, and doesn't think sunglasses are OK for arc welding.

Ha ha ,Yea seen that welding with Shades, One said, Cannot see with Helmet. 

I said Fritz u .