webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thai road carnage: Musician was making video call to girlfriend when he drove into lamppost Picture: Naew Na A well known singer who fronted a band that performed at pubs and parties all over Chainat in central Thailand was found dead at the scene of an accident on Pahonyothin Road (Route 1) last night. He had driven his Toyota Altis into a lamppost. The car had most of its roof shorn off and was almost unrecognizable 15 meters away from the dead body of 23 year old Akkarachai or "Ice" who was in pieces in wreckage by the lamppost. There were marks on the roadway stretching 30 meters, reported Naew Na. Quoting a friend of the deceased, Naew Na said that before the accident Ice had been at a party at a resort in Manorom district then had gone from there to a restaurant where his last song was Labanoon's "Faen Gao" (ex-boyfriend). Picture: Naew Na He then said he was going home to his girlfriend in Nakhon Sawan province 25 kms away. On the way he was making a video call with his girlfriend when suddenly there was a loud noise, the video image twisted and then the signal went dead. The girlfriend expected the worst and went looking for him. The accident was confirmed when she reached the crash site. Muang Chainat police warned people not to use phones while driving. Source: Naew Na -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-27 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 As usual, the road is mine invincible drivers. Only death could stop them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Not the first and won't be the last... just a normal day on the roads here sadly ???? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiggy Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 I don’t know why he bothered calling her. By the look of the speed he was going he would have been with her in a few minutes. Hopefully the lamp post can throw some light on what happened. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just today seen a report about one of the most frequent reasons for traffic accidents in Germany(!). Guess what. Fine is 125 Euro. More than once distracted truck drivers crashed into traffic backlogs killing people. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Techno Viking Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Wiggy said: I don’t know why he bothered calling her. By the look of the speed he was going he would have been with her in a few minutes. Hopefully the lamp post can throw some light on what happened. The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles per second..... Don't think he was that much slower !! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassosa Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) We all know about "face" and that losing face is to be avoided in Thai culture. Question: does one lose face when making a dumb driving error? Did this accident cause embarrassment to his family? Genuine question. Edited November 27, 2020 by Bassosa 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Viking Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Bassosa said: We all know about "face" and that losing face is to be avoided in Thai culture. Question: does one lose face when making a dumb driving error? Did this accident cause embarrassment to his family? Genuine question. Looking at the damage to the vehicle its safe to assume old matey lost face !! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiggy Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, Bassosa said: We all know about "face" and that losing face is to be avoided in Thai culture. Question: does one lose face when making a dumb driving error? Did this accident cause embarrassment to his family? Genuine question. No, because it was the fault of the lamp post, or the phone, or the road conditions, etc, etc. Anything but the driver was to blame. Face intact. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 13 minutes ago, Wiggy said: No, because it was the fault of the lamp post, or the phone, or the road conditions, etc, etc. Anything but the driver was to blame. Face intact. Actually it was karma/fate and there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. When it is your time, it is your time. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone know what speed he would have been doing to do that to the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Techno Viking said: hahahahahaha Darwinism wins again !! Only a complete and total ay-hole could laugh at the loss of a life... 12 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Techno Viking Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just now, richard_smith237 said: Only a complete and total ay-hole could laugh at the loss of a life... Cheers Bro, I'll not lose any sleep. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Techno Viking said: 8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Only a complete and total ay-hole could laugh at the loss of a life... Cheers Bro, I'll not lose any sleep. Neither will I, the deceased only has himself to blame, it's also fortunate that he took no innocents with him. But, I take no pleasure or enjoyment in reading that someone died. Schadenfreude is becoming of contemptible ayssholes. Edited November 27, 2020 by richard_smith237 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Bassosa said: We all know about "face" and that losing face is to be avoided in Thai culture. Question: does one lose face when making a dumb driving error? Did this accident cause embarrassment to his family? Genuine question. It seems that the Penny hasn’t dropped to at least one person. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mr Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: Anyone know what speed he would have been doing to do that to the car? mach 19. holy sheeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spoon1967 Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Techno Viking said: hahahahahaha Darwinism wins again !! I can't see the funny side of anyone losing their life, regardless of the circumstances. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Suicidal driving like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 51 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: Anyone know what speed he would have been doing to do that to the car? A competent accident investigator would be able to work out an approximate speed. Even from this short report their is evidence. Eg debri thrown 15 metres, no reaction time I would think , if he was on his phone no braking occured. A good chance of retrieving the last speed from his speedo or maybe a GPS system. The physics of a moving car to approximate speed is possible , Not sure about here though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Better this idiot killing himself than wiping out a complete family of innocents 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tarteso Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 If this terrible accident published on social networks can change the attitude of the Thai driver... It will have been worth it to reduce this stupid way of suicide. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Talk about facing the music 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 hours ago, webfact said: The girlfriend expected the worst and went looking for him. The accident was confirmed when she reached the crash site. Hope she enjoys the memory, should have hung up and told him to chat when he arrived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, spoon1967 said: I can't see the funny side of anyone losing their life, regardless of the circumstances. With so much road carnage you have to laugh... or the alternative is cry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, BangkokReady said: Actually it was karma/fate and there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. When it is your time, it is your time. So in Thailand they've actually invented the "time machine" aka car, as many deaths seem to be premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Wiggy said: No, because it was the fault of the lamp post, or the phone, or the road conditions, etc, etc. Anything but the driver was to blame. Face intact. It was meant to be, it was his time, he could not have avoided it from happening, you can not change fate.....Thai logic. He will be reincarnated if he was a true believer, if not he will just be ashes within 3, 5 or 7 days depending on how popular he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwood Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Better him than me. Sad as it may be. Just another life lost on the roads of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Bassosa said: We all know about "face" and that losing face is to be avoided in Thai culture. Question: does one lose face when making a dumb driving error? Did this accident cause embarrassment to his family? Genuine question. It's selective. A Thai will lie and lie and lie to save face, even if there is irrefutable evidence they are wrong. But, although that simply makes them look very stupid, somehow it doesn't count to them as losing face. Being caught in a lie is losing face, looking stupid isn't. Bizarre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samsensam Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: It's selective. A Thai will lie and lie and lie to save face, even if there is irrefutable evidence they are wrong. But, although that simply makes them look very stupid, somehow it doesn't count to them as losing face. Being caught in a lie is losing face, looking stupid isn't. Bizarre. there is also a reluctance for a thai to call another thai out when they are telling an obvious lie. sure we are guilty of this in the west when we say, for example, a meal was delicious when everyone knows it wasn't. but thai lying goes much deeper than such 'white lies'. i'm always amused with the reaction when i call a thai out for lying by applying the truth, a fact, logic or common sense to dispute what they are saying, clearly they expect their obvious lie to be accepted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonnit Posted November 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 5 hours ago, BangkokReady said: Actually it was karma/fate and there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. When it is your time, it is your time. I have actually tried to delay my karma for the past 76 years by practicing safety. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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