Two women killed instantly as car plunges from third floor of Hat Yai department store car park

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Two women killed instantly as car plunges from third floor of Hat Yai department store car park

 

Picture: Thairath

 

HAT YAI: -- Two women were dead at the scene after a Toyota Vios plunged from floor 3A at a downtown Hat Yai department store yesterday evening.

 

Police said that they think the car had been put into reverse by mistake. It ended up on its roof on the ground floor Thairath reported.

 

Store staff moved quickly to cordon off the area at 7pm as the bodies were retrieved. Both victims were 35 years old from Thepha district of Songkhla. They were named as Patama Phutsri and Pornthip Bunsingsee.

 

The railing on floor 3A was damaged. Police said that were not sure how the accident happened but the damage indicated that the vehicle was in reverse.

 

They surmised that the car was put into reverse by mistake then the driver stepped on the accelerator rather than the brake in a panic.

 

As is regular practice, the store was not named in the Thai Rath report.

 

Source: Thairath

 

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[ExpatOilWorker]

They would have walked away if they drove a Saab.

 

 

[djayz]

24 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

They would have walked away if they drove a Saab.

 

 

They would have walked away if the driver had put the vehicle into 1st, and not reverse. 

I love SAAB! Beautiful cars! 

[sobriquet]

The railings are just for show? Maybe my armchair physics is rusty, but they can't have hit the guard rail with that much force, can they? We've all done stupid things in the car, such a preventable accident. 

[Bullie]

I bet if you turned it over you could just drive it away. Indestructible, these Toyota's. Should have worn their safety-belts, that's all.

[Sunak]

7 minutes ago, Bullie said:

I bet if you turned it over you could just drive it away. Indestructible, these Toyota's. Should have worn their safety-belts, that's all.

A seat belt helping when plunging from 3rd floor?

Are you serious or is this sarcasm?

Does your browser not display pictures?

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

I bet it was an automatic, Fortuner ("SUV" style, big and high).

95% chance that they parked the car reverse (as almost all Thai people park reverse in the garages).

Shift to R, car slowly moves back.

Panic trample to the accelerator and off we go.

So yes, to my opinion it's doable even with these hollow rails and the curbstones

[fruitman]

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

I bet it was an automatic, Fortuner ("SUV" style, big and high).

95% chance that they parked the car reverse (as almost all Thai people park reverse in the garages).

Shift to R and off we go.

So yes, to my opinion it's doable even with these hollow rails and the curbstones

Two women were dead at the scene after a Toyota Vios plunged from floor 

 

[Prbkk]

Sad story but there are 2 issues: first, the barriers should be engineered to withstand a low speed collision; second, reasonable likelihood of a faster takeoff speed than is wise...what happened to the old fashioned way to ease slowly out of a parking bay? When I drive these days, the most likely place for a crash is a mall parking area, as so many 'own the road' creeps in SUVs drive too fast. ( not saying in this case , but generally).

[lemonjelly]

<deleted>wit architects in this country can't even design proper walls and barriers to prevent an obvious likelihood of something like this happening.



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[Briggsy]

9 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

<deleted>wit architects in this country can't even design proper walls and barriers to prevent an obvious likelihood of something like this happening.



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Cost and Spec.

 

I am sure the architects could design something to prevent cars going over the edge. They work to the specifications they are instructed to. "Beautiful / not more than 2000 B per metre" might have been the brief.

[petermik]

Probably gossiping about the bargains they had bought instead of concentrating...

R.I.P. to the ladies.........

[worgeordie]

On the phone,taking selfies,definitely not paying attention, RIP

regards worgeordie

[fruitman]

9 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

<deleted>wit architects in this country can't even design proper walls and barriers to prevent an obvious likelihood of something like this happening.



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They also have to make sure the air will flow on the parkingdecks..

 

In Westgate they installed huge fans in the garage but they make a load of noise, it's like standing on an airport next to a plane. The security has to hear that all day long.

[transam]

Rails should be installed to deal with knocks.....If that picture shows a concrete "step" then it ain't high enough...

[trogers]

Shows the real price of buying driving licenses. Luckily, no 3rd party has been a victim.

[cardinalblue]

It was a drop in sale....

[Upnotover]

6 minutes ago, trogers said:

Luckily, no 3rd party has been a victim.

Not sure the dead passenger would agree with you on that.

[trogers]

11 minutes ago, trogers said:

Shows the real price of buying driving licenses. Luckily, no 3rd party has been a victim.

 

4 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Not sure the dead passenger would agree with you on that.

That's the 2nd party...

[Stocky]

It's Hat Yai Central Festival - the car park railings are just that, railings, there's no crash barrier to stop cars - I think it's the same for just about every multi-storey car park in Thailand. 

[Stocky]

32 minutes ago, transam said:

You think that only happens in LOS..........?

Indeed, in the nanny state West they have to build everything idiot proof or put stickers on things to tell you what you should already know; and if they don't the injured party can sue you for their own stupidity.

 

In Thailand you still need to look out for yourself.

[oxo1947]

That's very sad.............

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On so many levels...............

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

Two women were dead at the scene after a Toyota Vios plunged from floor 

 

It's not a Vios whatever the Thairath reporter writes.

Multiple other sources say it's a Yaris.

A bit more likely as this car (was) a hatchback five door.

Show me a Vios hatchback.

 

A Yaris? Just a proof that you can break the rails with a small car

 

It needs a fierce stomp on the accelarator to do this:

 

And as you can see the rails are a joke. At least not meant to stop a car just saving pedestrians from falling. Worse than most I have seen.

[KhunBENQ]

Any authorized accident inspector here?

How did this happen?

[Nemesis7]

RIP what a sad tragic accident 

[KCPhuket]

Who decided they were killed instantly? We always get the bib speaking about the cause of death and when it did occur. MD's ? Coroners? Don't think so. Just using the WAG method. Boring.

[dotpoom]

What a world we live in....first few posts are more interesrted in telling us how much they know about cars....and not one word of condolences for the deceased, their families or their loved ones....God help us all.

    May the two ladies  RIP.   and may God grant their families the strength to cope with their loss...

[gdgbb]

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

I bet it was an automatic, Fortuner ("SUV" style, big and high).

95% chance that they parked the car reverse (as almost all Thai people park reverse in the garages).

Shift to R, car slowly moves back.

Panic trample to the accelerator and off we go.

So yes, to my opinion it's doable even with these hollow rails and the curbstones

100% chance that is not what happened. 

 

Can an ignition key be removed while the transmission is in R in order to leave the car parked?

[KhunBENQ]

My English must be quite bad today.

Absolutely nothing to do with what I want to describe.

Of course I try to describe what happened when they wanted to drive away,

And it's really quite simple, isn't it?

 

Foot on brake pedal, ignite car, take foot off brake.

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Shift to R, car slowly moves back.

Hoops, shifted to R instead of D!

Now push the wrong (accelerator) pedal and off you go.

 

It happens so often and not only in Thailand (do not want to mention another country which is very present here )

 

[gazzman]

2 hours ago, fruitman said:

Two women were dead at the scene after a Toyota Vios plunged from floor 

 

its not a VIOS