Posted 2009-10-25 11:41:43
7 killed when their pickup truck hit by speeding train
Udon Thani - A pickup truck was hit by a speeding train it his northeastern province after the truck refused to stop at a rail crossing. Seven people inside the truck were all killed, police said.
The accident happened at 4:20 am on the Mittraparp bypass road outside Udon Thani provincial seat.
The truck was dragged by the Bangkok-Nong Khai train for about 300 metre.
Police said the automatic system already blocked the road with a barrier but the truck crisscrossed the blockade and was cut into the middle by the speeding train.
-- The Nation 2009/10/25
Posted 2009-10-25 11:46:40
The truck crisscrossed the barriers! What a dickhead of a driver.
Posted 2009-10-25 11:48:22
TIT!!! 
Posted 2009-10-25 12:16:16
The train refused to stop even the barriers were down?
Speeding train??
That would be moving I presume.
Would someone please teach these reporters to write correctly. A thesaurus is a great thing, but I don't think this story reflects the truth of the events. At least in English that is.
Edited by Thai at Heart, 2009-10-25 12:19:50.
Posted 2009-10-25 12:26:54
 Thai at Heart, on 2009-10-25 12:16:16, said:
The train refused to stop even the barriers were down?
Speeding train??
That would be moving I presume.
Would someone please teach these reporters to write correctly. A thesaurus is a great thing, but I don't think this story reflects the truth of the events. At least in English that is.
Exactly. It seems to me that the pickup refused to stop and considering it should have been stationary the pickup was actually Speeding.
Posted 2009-10-25 12:27:15
Thai at Heart, on 2009-10-25 12:16:16, said: The train refused to stop even the barriers were down?
I see "the truck refused to stop" what do you see?
Posted 2009-10-25 12:46:12
sbk, on 2009-10-25 05:27:15, said: Thai at Heart, on 2009-10-25 12:16:16, said: The train refused to stop even the barriers were down?
I see "the truck refused to stop" what do you see?
My mistake.
Sorry.
Posted 2009-10-25 13:05:33
Darwinism at work...
Posted 2009-10-25 13:22:55
webfact, on 2009-10-25 11:41:43, said: 7 killed when their pickup truck hit by speeding train
Udon Thani - A pickup truck was hit by a speeding train it his northeastern province after the truck refused to stop at a rail crossing. Seven people inside the truck were all killed, police said.
The accident happened at 4:20 am on the Mittraparp bypass road outside Udon Thani provincial seat.
The truck was dragged by the Bangkok-Nong Khai train for about 300 metre.
Police said the automatic system already blocked the road with a barrier but the truck crisscrossed the blockade and was cut into the middle by the speeding train.
-- The Nation 2009/10/25
Oh YES R.I.P i watched news this mornin its in my province! argh im tryin to search where was it! 7 were killed 5 of em were nuns, they were goin to temple to make a merit...sigh guess i will go ask my friend who works at the train station near my home...omg very sad indeed.
Kit
Posted 2009-10-25 14:28:01
xminator, on 2009-10-25 13:05:33, said:
Not for the pax.
Posted 2009-10-25 18:08:20
Whatever was the driver thinking of, attempting to get thro a closed crossing...RIP to those who lost their lives so senselessly.
Edited by Tafia, 2009-10-25 18:08:43.
Posted 2009-10-25 18:20:33
I cannot understand why people do it. trying to save 2 minutes on the trip isn't worth dying for. I feel sad for all except the driver.
Posted 2009-10-25 18:21:47
how can anyone be so stupid
Posted 2009-10-25 18:43:34
Donnyboy, on 2009-10-25 18:21:47, said: how can anyone be so stupid
Posted 2009-10-25 19:03:38
Sisaketmike, on 2009-10-25 18:43:34, said: Donnyboy, on 2009-10-25 18:21:47, said: how can anyone be so stupid
I agree with Donnyboy on this one.
how can anybody be so stupid? the driver actually drove around the barriers to get accross the tracks, the barriers were down and he saw the because he DROVE around them and was hit by a train. stupid stupid stupid!!! I feel for the poor passengers though, and I hope the driver died last so he was able to see what a mess he had caused!
Posted 2009-10-25 19:20:46
Sisaketmike, on 2009-10-25 18:43:34, said: Donnyboy, on 2009-10-25 18:21:47, said: how can anyone be so stupid
What's wrong with saying the driver was stupid? He has just taken out six innocent people as well as himself and in all probability has perhaps done this many times. It's clear Donnyboy is talking about the driver and not all in the truck... how could one read it any other way? It certainly wasn't bad luck was it. Perhaps think before flaming willy-nilly.
RIP
Posted 2009-10-25 19:30:30
onnut, on 2009-10-25 19:03:38, said: Sisaketmike, on 2009-10-25 18:43:34, said: Donnyboy, on 2009-10-25 18:21:47, said: how can anyone be so stupid
I agree with Donnyboy on this one.
how can anybody be so stupid? the driver actually drove around the barriers to get accross the tracks, the barriers were down and he saw the because he DROVE around them and was hit by a train. stupid stupid stupid!!! I feel for the poor passengers though, and I hope the driver died last so he was able to see what a mess he had caused!
I can't dispute Donny's sentiment either.
I am of course very sad the people are dead,
but the driver is a classic 'Darwin Awards Winner'.
Removed his blinding, deadly stupidity from the gene pool.
So sadly he took others with him.
Posted 2009-10-25 20:08:29
This will be forgotten about in a few days (except for the poor families, of course). Arrogant scumbag drivers can rot in h3ll for all I care.
Posted 2009-10-25 20:18:48
My condolences to the friends and family of ALL of the victims.
Posted 2009-10-25 21:11:46
With seven people it is possible that some were in the back of the truck huddled up (4:20 am) and never seen a thing. How terrible my condolences to all families.
Posted 2009-10-25 22:59:44
We have a thread going on The Nation's "Impressions of Thai Railways" questioning the safety of the railways. Now we have this horrific accident killing 7 people by some asshol_e truck driver questioning the safety of vehicle driving safety. Well lets see... no train transport, no truck transport, how many buses have you seen go over, and oh yeah hasn't there been some nasty planes go tits up, I mean down. I guess that means we only have walking left. 
Posted 2009-10-26 03:08:56
My condolences to the relatives of the innocent victims of this tragedy
It is likely, that if it was the truck driver at fault, that he has done this many times before ( and may have had near misses before). The problem for these people is that most are incapable of learning from their experiences. Recently I saw some punk on a motor bike going thru red lights and not stopping and nearly get wiped up by a bus.
At the next set of traffic lights the same little punk was hopping around in agony with his bike wedged under a car. Incapable of learning from experience. Its got nothing to do with youthfulness. To be scared you have to think. Need I say more.
From the cradle to the grave most here are not expected to think about their actions and how they may effect others.
Posted 2009-10-26 10:59:54
webfact, on 2009-10-25 12:41:43, said: The truck was dragged by the Bangkok-Nong Khai train for about 300 metre.
In addition to the deceased truck passengers, I feel sorry for the train engineer who no doubt will have this image etched in his memory for a long time as he had a front row seat for this horrific tragedy.
Posted 2009-10-26 11:18:19
tony03, on 2009-10-26 10:59:54, said: webfact, on 2009-10-25 12:41:43, said: The truck was dragged by the Bangkok-Nong Khai train for about 300 metre.
In addition to the deceased truck passengers, I feel sorry for the train engineer who no doubt will have this image etched in his memory for a long time as he had a front row seat for this horrific tragedy.
I am so sorry for yet another senseless accident, happens too many times to keep count. When will road-craft training become compulsory in this wonderful country. My prayers go to all those poor families who are now grieving.
Posted 2009-10-26 11:34:10
shakya, on 2009-10-26 04:18:19, said: tony03, on 2009-10-26 10:59:54, said: webfact, on 2009-10-25 12:41:43, said: The truck was dragged by the Bangkok-Nong Khai train for about 300 metre.
In addition to the deceased truck passengers, I feel sorry for the train engineer who no doubt will have this image etched in his memory for a long time as he had a front row seat for this horrific tragedy.
I am so sorry for yet another senseless accident, happens too many times to keep count. When will road-craft training become compulsory in this wonderful country. My prayers go to all those poor families who are now grieving.
I fear that no amount of road craft training would prevent this. There is a barrier, red flashing lights and a siren on most of these up country rail crossings. What more warning can someone be given? Electric shock for crossing perhaps?
Much in the same way that driving into a congested box junction on a yellow light doesn't get anywhere any quicker but serves to cause congestion for other people, but people here continue to do it day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day ..........................
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