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05-17-2017, 05:14 PM
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Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
Thai police are investigating to determine whether negligence was involved in a collapse of a large tree in Bangkok’s Soi Chidlom that killed a passing female motorcyclist last saturday. The woman was killed when a power pole broke after being hit by the falling tree and landed on her motorcycle around 10 AM. The banyan tree was first grown inside an office building’s compound when it was built 20 years ago. Police said the victim, 25, a resident of Bangkok’s Bang Sue district, was riding her motorbike past the spot when the electricity pole snapped. The falling tree had pulled down power cables, causing the pole to break. The fallen tree also damaged two other motorcycles and two cars. Police said another motorcyclist was injured in the accident. Traffic was closed for over three hours as a result of the freak accident. Workers from Pathum Wan District Office were sent to clean up and remove the tree from the street. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha offered his condolences to the victim’s family and instructed the relevant state agencies to provide remedy to them. The chief of Pathum Wan District Office, which has jurisdiction over the accident area, said yesterday that the district office would become stricter with private tenants in taking more care of large trees within their properties in order to prevent similar accidents in future. |
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05-17-2017, 05:23 PM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
... and meanwhile, in Bangkok, live carries on like nothing happened. Shit, I got places to go, people to see, bitch.
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05-17-2017, 06:43 PM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
Speed, timing, distance, she nailed it... Talk about bad luck..
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05-17-2017, 08:00 PM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
I was waiting to see if the other motorcyclist was going to cross under the power lines. Sure enough, he did!
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05-17-2017, 08:44 PM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
When it's your time to go, it's your time to go. Wow.
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05-17-2017, 11:32 PM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
Those people don't seem concerned at all with the live power lines just inches above their heads, walking around to check out the squashed cyclist... LOL Those guys... and yes, the other cyclist... At first I thought he was going to see if the squashed lady needed help, but noooo! He went the other way, right through all the cars and under those power lines! Hahaha! Can't be late! |
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05-18-2017, 12:21 AM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
No one yelled "timber"? In America, we do things differently.
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05-18-2017, 01:16 AM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
It's unreal how little people value others lives in these places. I can't imagine this happening in the US.
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05-18-2017, 10:17 AM
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Re: Power Pole Falls on Motorcyclist, Kills Her
That sucks. There's even a pointer painted into the road.
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