8 houses set ablaze by truck crash

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8 houses set ablaze by truck crash

Published: 16/02/2012 at 05:18 PM
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Eight houses were set ablaze when a pick-up truck loaded with smuggled petrol collided head-on with an 18-wheel truck on Kanchanavanich road in front of Samnak Kham School in Sadao district of Songkhla province early this morning, reports said.

The collision occurred about 4am.

The two vehicles were engulfed in flames. The pick-up truck was reportedly carrying 2,000 litres of petrol.

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joe123x1
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Discussion 5 : 17/02/2012 at 01:39 AM5
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disc 3, there are no border checks at Sadao and using a one time border pass there is no problem to cross the border anywhere, no need to go back via the border station at sadao, there are hundreds of possibilities off the official crossing. How do you think that Muslim terrorists move back and forward? for sure not through the official border crossing. What puzzles me more is why I read now almost twice per week of a head on collision with several dead's afterwards. The country must start to take road traffic education serious and punish the people who dont act according to the law. Ok, I hear you laughing, who cares about the law?
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Discussion 4 : 16/02/2012 at 10:47 PM4
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D2 : Petrol smuggling in the South goes way back and it's big.

D3 : What Border checks at Sadao?
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Discussion 3 : 16/02/2012 at 07:00 PM3
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With all the Border checks that take place at Sadao how is it that this pickup was able to pass through with its cargo undetected?

This problem is going to get worse as the Thai Government proceeeds with its policy of increasing diesel and petrol prices in the coming Months. With the ASEAN changes due in less than 3 years one wonders how Thailand can introduce policies which will distort the open market.

It's a well known fact that shipments of fuel are crossing the Malaysian/Thai Sea Border and offloaded at un-official points under cover of darkness. These shipments are said to have even landed in Krabi where there are Malaysian connected businesses, ending up in many hired motor cycles.
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Discussion 2 : 16/02/2012 at 05:58 PM2
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Let me guess: The petrol smuggling is one more of the illegal businesses in this country. The police know about it and do nothing – expect taking bribes, correct?
I expect pick up trucks need major modifications to be able to transport 2000 liters of petrol. It should not be too difficult to spot these modified vehicles. Or is the fine something like 300B?
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Discussion 1 : 16/02/2012 at 03:40 PM1
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i find it hard to believe that nobody was hurt, surely the pick-up truck driver was injured?
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