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Ten people were killed and 24 others injured when an interprovincial passenger bus travelling from Bangkok to Si Sa Ket crashed head-on with an 18-wheel truck in Surin’s Sangkha district early Wednesday morning, police said.
Pol Capt Pavaves Krawenkij, an investigator at Sangkha district of Surin province, said the accident happened about 3.45am on the Chokechai-Dejudom highway near the kilometre 13 marker in Sangkha's tambon Sakad.Four of those killed were men and six women. The injured people, seven in critical condition, were taken to hospitals in Sangkha, Lamduan, and Prasart districts and Surin hospital, the police officer said.Pradit Sophanawej, the bus driver, and Tawan Pannao, the driver of the 18-wheel truck, died in the crash, Pol Capt Pavaves said.The accident blocked the highway for more than two hours. Police were investigating the cause of the fatal accident.In Chanthaburi's Muang district, a three-car accident this morning killed one person and injured two others.Chanthaburi police said a car crashed into a pickup truck that was making a U-turn. Another pickup failed to dodge the crashed vehicles and slammed into the back of the car. A 56-year-old woman fell from the back of the second pickup. Her head hit the road and she died on the spot, police said.The two pickup drivers sustained minor injuries in the accident.On Feb 10, eight Cambodians were killed and three others injured when a passenger van they were in slammed into the back of a parked six-wheel truck near the 59-kilometre marker on Kanchanaphisek ringroad in the On Nut area.On Jan 13, another passenger van ran into a 10-wheel truck on Rama II road, injuring 14 people. On Jan 6, a packed passenger van bound for Chachoengsao ran into the rear of an 18-wheel truck on the motorway, killing six people.
(Ten people were killed and 24 others hurt when a passenger bus crashed head on with an 18-wheel truck in Surin province on Feb 15, 2012. Photos by Nopparat Kingkaew)
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Discussion 6 : 16/02/2012 at 07:07 PM6
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Not the law is the problem; Thailand has (almost) the same law as many other countries; law enforcement and ignorance of law by both authorities and the population has to be blamed.
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Discussion 5 : 15/02/2012 at 11:29 PM5
I drive many times that road and I wonder that there are not more crashes like that. There is no Overtaking nessersary and sometimes they drive on the wrong side of the Street. Dear Government, please spend more money for secure streets, especially for the night. Install also Speed Control cameras, it's not a big deal! My condolences to the families of those who have died.
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Discussion 4 : 15/02/2012 at 10:28 PM4
Were passing other vehicles dangerously on the wrong side of the road and couldnt get back in time . I know the answer already .
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Discussion 3 : 15/02/2012 at 05:45 PM3
This is just one more reason why Thailand is a 3rd world country. They have NO laws. Another tragedy with too many Thai's killed. Does any politician care about them....NO. Are there any laws protecting Thai citizens from speeding drivers, unsafe trucks and buses and of course vans....NO. Nobody cares...miracle Thailand!
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Discussion 2 : 15/02/2012 at 04:00 PM2
My condolences to the families of those who have died. I have been through this area during the day time and that was dangerous enough. The drivers have no road sense,no fear,no thoughts for others on the road.A lot are speeding also.(media to blame as they show adverts of cars,pickups going very fast from A to B,The adverts should be banned) These roads are only narrow,lighting is not that good also, No cats eyes etc also. how this crash actually happenned we will wait to find out. Many drivers also drive on the wrong side of the raod at night in these areas.
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Discussion 1 : 15/02/2012 at 03:14 PM1
Accident stats like this will push Thailand down the list of those developing countries that could not keep up with the rest of the world, at least in term of quality of life.
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