webfact 79,042 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Man dies in high-speed crash into power pole By Eakkapop Thongtub The car was destroyed by the force of the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A man died after his car slammed into a roadside power pole at high-speed on Thepkrasattri Rd, about 200 metres north of the Bang Khu intersection in Koh Kaew, just after midnight last night. Lt Col Thada Sodarak of the Phuket City Police confirmed that police were called to the scene at about 12:10am. Police together with Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived to find a white Phuket-registered Toyota Altis saloon destroyed by the force of the impact. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/man-dies-in-high-speed-crash-into-power-pole-77718.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-10-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Surelynot 7,761 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 That was a car? 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ezzra 43,716 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Looks like a train ran over him.. wow... Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Pottinger 1,256 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 What is this fatal attraction between Thai drivers and concrete poles? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
steven100 20,426 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 must have been travelling at extremely high speed to do that much damage on impact. The car is completely unrecognizable 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post KhunBENQ 15,468 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) 12:10am. Time for the favorite pastime: "hit the pole". No points to win though. Sorry, I can't feel for those (drunken?) racers. Good he didn't harm others. Edited October 22, 2020 by KhunBENQ 8 Link to post Share on other sites
KhunBENQ 15,468 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) deleted Edited October 22, 2020 by KhunBENQ Link to post Share on other sites
KhunBENQ 15,468 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Where the heck is the "Edit" button gone? Is it only me? Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Rimmer 10,773 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 Just now, KhunBENQ said: Where the heck is the "Edit" button gone? Is it only me? Top right three dots... 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rimmer 10,773 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 The text in the links says the speedo was stuck on 220kmh 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Surelynot 7,761 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Pottinger said: What is this fatal attraction between Thai drivers and concrete poles? Alcohol, speed and mobile phones......together they can create a form of magnetic attraction it seems........ Oh....plus a complete disregard for their own lives or anyone else's life. Edited October 22, 2020 by Surelynot Link to post Share on other sites
sammieuk1 20,133 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Lucky he didn't take anyone else out at that warp speed 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Old Croc 9,547 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
poohy 6,382 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Well if that's what's left of the car i am not overly surprised Whatever the cause at least no one else was injured 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post poohy 6,382 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Where the heck is the "Edit" button gone? Is it only me? Nah its not its gone from a nice clear edit button ...to lets have a seance to find it that's probably what this bloke was looking for, albeit at high speed Edited October 22, 2020 by poohy 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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