Horneytorney Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 from the Nation: 2 killed, one hurt in highspeed crash on tollway April 27, 2012 6:24 pm Two people were killed when a Porsche collided with a Toyota Fortuner pickup truck early Friday on the tollway in Bangkok's Lak Si district. The collision took place at 12.30am in the right lane of the outbound tollway near the headquarters of the Daily News newspaper. Police found the body of Major Sakdipat Pathummarak - the son of former Thai Rak Thai Party executive Chranchai Pathummarak - in the driver's seat of the truck, which had been rammed from behind by the Porsche. In the driver's seat of the Porsche, whose front section was wrecked, they found the body of Thaifa Chayaworaprapa, 54, Buddy Group Ltd executive and owner of the Buddy Village Hotel on Khao San Road. The driver of a third car caught up in the collision, Amnat Klinyoo, 30, was injured. An investigation showed that the vehicles ended up 120 metres from the spot where they collided, and that both vehicles had been travelling at high speed. The Porsche's speedometer was stuck at 280 km per hour. Police were checking the tollway's CCTV footage. The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/2-killed-one-hurt-in-highspeed-crash-on-tollway-30180865.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Obviously racing, but was the pickup challenging a Porsche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 would like to see the CCTV footage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I see many drivers on the tollways driving over 200 Km/hour, everyday! They drive like complete idiots, swerving from lane to lane!! ...and this is during the daytime!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Crap. I know that guy. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Two people were killed when a Porsche collided with a Toyota Fortuner pickup truck early Friday on the tollway in Bangkok's Lak Si district. AFAIK the Toyota Fortuner is not a pickup truck, it's a fully enclosed 4x4, although it may have a pickup truck chassis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 That would make more sense. A real pickup without a load in the back is not a car to drive at high speed. Story is the KSR guy began as a kid selling cigarettes on the street. He saved up enough to buy the Buddy Bar. Then he opened a couple more ... and ended up owning much of KSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hi, If they were really doing 280 km/hr then all I can say is 'som nom na'. Utterly irresponsible to drive that fast anywhere but on a racetrack. At least this time they didn't kill any innocent bystanders. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Crash forces crackdown on speeding The Transport Ministry has ordered more rigorous control of the speed limit on expressways and motorways. The move follows a high-speed crash involving three cars on the Don Muang tollway in Bangkok's Lak Si district on Friday. Two men, including a son of a former minister, were killed and another was seriously injured. Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan yesterday stressed the need for agencies to impose stricter speed limits on expressways and inter-provincial motorways. More CCTV cameras and radio frequency identification systems will be installed along the routes to detect speeds. Mr Jarupong said dozens of drivers were caught and fined for violating speed limits on the Burapha Withi (Bangkok-Chon Buri) expressway on Bang Na-Trat road yesterday. The speed limit on expressways during rainfall is 80km/h. Under normal conditions, vehicles must not exceed the limit of 120km/h, the minister said. He also told authorities to check the surveillance cameras on expressways to ensure they are functional. Silpachai Jarukasemrat, acting permanent secretary for transport, said the ministry would ask expressway operators to install more CCTV cameras. He said the Land Transport Department would work with the operators to take tough action against drivers who persist in breaking the speed limit. Police keep a database on speed violators. Drivers caught speeding twice will be fined and have their licences revoked, Mr Silpachai said. In the crash on Friday, Pol Maj Sakdipat Pathumarak was found dead in the driver's seat of a wrecked Toyota Fortuner sports utility vehicle. He is the son of Charnchai Pathumarak, a former executive of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party and former deputy agriculture minister. The driver of a crashed Porsche, Thaifah Chayaworaprapa, 54, was found dead inside. He owns the Buddy Village Hotel on Khao San Road. A Mazda car was also involved in the accident. An injured man, Amnart Klinyu, 30, was pulled out of the vehicle and taken to nearby Vibhavadi Hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the crash. They said a speed dial on the Porsche showed the car was driving at 280km/h. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hi, "Two men, including a son of a former minister, were killed and another was seriously injured." Why include the bolded part? What difference does (should!) it make that one of them was some rich fucker? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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