webfact Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Eight Taiwanese injured in van crash KRABI: -- Eight Taiwanese tourists were injured when a chartered van they traveled in from Phuket to Krabi crashed a roadside hill on the road to Krabi. The incident happened at about 03.00 am today near Chong Khao junction in Ao Luek district of Krabi. The van with 15 tourists on board was travelling from Phuket. The van was entering a curve on the road when it ran out and crashed into the hill. Ao Luek rescue team rushed all the injured to Ao Luek hospital. One was later transferred to Krabi hospital. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/eight-taiwanese-injured-van-crash/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Come to Thailand, and visit a hospital. New T.A.T. Slogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Bald tires ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Used to be, on average, one minivan crash a day getting reported. The average is increasing every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Be patient, fellow concerned posters: the government's new and ingenious plan is to reduce these frivolous 15-passenger van accidents, and load all the future victims aboard larger torpedoes-on-wheels, piloted by like-minded kamikazes. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Driver took a power nap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I have lived in Thailand for 40-years and have only been on the roads ONCE, for 11 minutes. please, if traveling, buy a tank and spend the extra money on safety!!! even if 100 million baht, your health is worth it!!!! i never would have gotten in that van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 ...yes....but... 'they will be regulated'....... ...and surely the driver is not at fault.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdkane Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 1 hour ago, puukao said: I have lived in Thailand for 40-years and have only been on the roads ONCE, for 11 minutes. please, if traveling, buy a tank and spend the extra money on safety!!! even if 100 million baht, your health is worth it!!!! i never would have gotten in that van. Do you reside in BKK, where there are other options for travel? How do you get around? I moved to an area that is compact and convenient for me, but I must ride in a van about twice a month...I hate it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Oh well only consolation is passengers were injured not burnt alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro1 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 And they can still use their tickets for a future booking free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonawatchee Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 4 hours ago, SOTIRIOS said: ...yes....but... 'they will be regulated'....... ...and surely the driver is not at fault.... Not to worry! the vans will have GPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Problem is not the van, but the untrained, reckless, drugged-up, uneducated but no-one-knows-more-than-me, Thai "professional" driver. Rent a car and drive yourself may be a better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Briggsy said: Problem is not the van, but the untrained, reckless, drugged-up, uneducated but no-one-knows-more-than-me, Thai "professional" driver. Rent a car and drive yourself may be a better idea. You forgot to mention vehicle maintenance, or lack of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 13 hours ago, clockman said: Come to Thailand, and visit a hospital. New T.A.T. Slogan. and present your credit card for injuries you had no control over, L.O.S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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