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Thailand horrific road carnage

November 16, 2015 by David Herd

He actually survived

Thailand horrific road carnage, Update May 7th 2020 at end of blog.

Thailand horrific road carnage

Thailand horrific road carnage is a frightening statistic, in 2015 they were rated the 2nd worst country in the world, only war torn Libya had a worse record. The taxi driver in this photo must be the luckiest guy in the world, sitting quietly in traffic then a truck roars up and squashes his vehicle under the bus.

2nd deadliest in the world

Thailand horrific road carnage

There is no doubt Thais are terrible drivers, add to the mix their habit of driving intoxicated it is no wonder they have earned this terrible statistic.

Rammed from behind

Thailand horrific road carnage

Sadly two woman and a 2 year old child died when their taxi was rammed from behind by a speeding truck.

How to mess up your Ferrari

Thailand horrific road carnage

During the four years I have held a Thai drivers licence I have never got behind the wheel of a car, I prefer to hire a driver and always sit in the back seat to increase my chance of survival.

47 poles brought down

Thailand horrific road carnage

Sadly they are serious Daffy.

Thailand horrific road carnage

Thailand horrific road carnage

Surely you can’t be serious? On August 1st a 22-wheel tractor-trailer struck a power pole in Bang Phli district, setting off a chain reaction that brought down 46 other poles, damaging 37 passing vehicles.

Part of the reason

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Virtually every day you see an overloaded vehicle with workers or children jammed together without seatbelts, what could possibly go wrong you may well ask?

From the Bangkok Post October 20 2015

The lack of standards is particularly noticeable in Thailand, which lacks a child-restraint law, performs no safety audits for new road-construction projects, carries out no regular inspections of road…

Thailand road carnage

Thailand horrific road carnage

I am still astounded how the taxi driver escaped with minor injuries.

Shocking accident claims 8 lives

Thailand horrific road carnage

A Nissan Navara pickup which was reportedly carrying five men and one woman lost control as it travelled along the Ratana Wapi-Pak Khad Road in Nong Phai at around 1.40am.
A Suzuki Carry truck which was also travelling along the same stretch of road is thought not to have seen the Nissan Navara and crashed into the wreckage at high speed, killing the two men inside. The five men, who were electricians and all from the same village, and the woman had just left a nearby karaoke bar.
The stretch of road where the accident happened is currently being expanded and because of this there were no road lights working at the time of the accident.

Sadly 4 killed and 8 injured

Thailand horrific road carnage

Four people were killed and six others injured when their van struck a roadside tree and burst into flames in Prachin Buri on Monday afternoon April 11 2016. Credit to Bangkok Post.

Bangkok Post February 29 2016.

Thailand horrific road carnage

Does this story define irony? Thailand is the 2nd worst country in the world after Libya for road deaths, yet here they are complaining about Chinese drivers. I’m certainly not defending the crazy Chinese drivers but Thailand really should start working on their shocking road toll.

Is this the worst you have seen?

Thailand horrific road carnage

January 2nd 2016 25 people perished in one of the worst road accidents you will ever see.

Most were burnt to death

 Thailand horrific road carnage

The driver of the van involved in a horrific crash in Chon Buri which left 25 dead on Monday was likely to have dozed off behind the wheel as he had made five round trips within 31 hours, according to officials.

The van, which was heading from Chanthaburi to Bangkok, a distance of 250km, when it swerved out of its lane and crashed into a pickup truck travelling in the opposite direction on the highway in Chon Buri’s Ban Bung district. From Bangkok Post.

Seven dangerous days 2016/17 

 Thailand horrific road carnage

Between Dec 29 and Jan 4, 380 deaths were recorded with 3,505 people injured. The fatality rate marked an 11.4% increase over last year. Thailand’s “seven dangerous days” have come to a close with 11% more people killed than last year, almost 3,800 accidents and nearly 4,700 vehicles impounded.

Please explain this to me .

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You are driving a school bus in light rain & slippery conditions, so you decide to overtake another vehicle with a semi trailer coming at you from the opposite direction. You die & 12 kids are injured, could have been so much worse. Once again in Thailand the vehicle is not at fault it’s the damn drivers.

ระทึก! พ่วง 18 ล้อแซงไม่พ้นเสียหลักตัวลูกเหวี่ยงกระแทกบัสรับส่งนักเรียนเจ็บระนาว คนขับเสียชีวิต

A miracle

Thailand horrific road carnage

Somehow Justin a 4 year old child & his father survived this horrific crash at  Bang Phra area of Sri Racha on January 31st 2017.

Thailand horrific road carnage

Thailand horrific road carnageTwo people were killed and another was seriously injured when two pickups collided head-on in Thung Song district on Monday night July 20 2020.

January 2018

Thailand horrific road carnageThailand horrific road carnage continues, here are some figures that will shock you;

1,452 road deaths in Jan. 2018

ROAD death toll remains alarmingly high with unofficial figures collected by the Don’t Drive Drunk Foundation showing that 1,452 people died at the site of the accident in just the first month of this year, INN News reported today (Feb. 2. 2018). 

Not included in the figure are does who die later in hospital.

The foundation’s secretary-general Dr Thaejing Siripanic also revealed last year’s statistics as follows:

January 2017:  947 road deaths, or an average of 30 a day;

February 2017: 850 road deaths, or average 30 a day;

March 2017:  1,281 road deaths, or an average 41 a day

April 2017: 1,382 road deaths;

May 2017: 1,124 road deaths;

June 2017:  1,128 road deaths.

The total for the first half of 2017 reached 6,712 road fatalities which is an increase from 5,308 recorded in the same period of 2016.

The situation did not improve in the second half of 2017 because today there are people dying on the road all 365 days.

Statistics available for the second of 2017 are as follows:

July 2017: 1,021 road deaths:

September 2017:  1,110 road deaths;

October 2017: 1,161 road deaths;

November 2017: 1,301 road deaths;

December 2017: 1,327 road deaths.

Feburary 2018, this will really shock you!

By some miracle the poor girl survived.

Miracle escape

Thailand horrific road carnageA 22 wheel truck trailer had a tire blowout and the driver seeking to avoid other vehicles at the red light swerved and overturned.  The Mercedes driver was unconscious with a broken left leg. His wife accompanying him suffered only superficial injuries. 

Update May 7th 2020

Thailand horrific road carnageThe national alcohol ban was lifted in all 76 of Thailand’s provinces, plus Bangkok, last Sunday. The sale and transport of alcohol was banned as part of the national state of emergency in order to stop people drinking and socialising during the Covid-19 crisis.

Now, after about three weeks, the ban has been lifted. Unsurprisingly, there has been a massive jump in the number of road deaths, rising yesterday to 63, 8 more people than the total number of people that have died from the coronavirus since the outbreak started in Thailand in late January.

Thailand’s roads are notoriously dangerous and are among the deadliest in the world, ranked 9th by the World Health Organisation with an average of 22,000 deaths per year and over 1 million people injured. In 2019, the majority of traffic-related deaths and injuries were motorcyclists, who accounted for 92% of fatal crashes. Specifically, younger male motorcyclists who were driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.

SOURCE:  Richard Barow In Thailand aka “The Wheel.”

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Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

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Sabai Wing Soi 1, 3 swimming pools and nice rooms, 100 meters from BigC, great value at only $23 usd per night as of August 15. I live in the high-rise in the background, Markland. For a great room rate book here.

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Nathan Corbett world champion

July 14, 2013 by David Herd

Nathan “Carnage” Corbett, Muay Thai Champion.

Nathan Corbett 11 times world champion in Muay Thai is in Pattaya Thailand training for his Chicago fight which was on October 12 2013. You can watch a replay at the end of this post.  His next event is December 14 at the gold Coast Convention centre.

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Nathan has held 11 World Champion titles in three different weight divisions, not only is he a champion fighter he is a very nice person. Here are some photos of Nathan training and relaxing with some of his friends in Pattaya.

Nathan is action

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A great action shot.

Nathan Carnage Corbett vs Henriques Zowa

Nathan in full flight is an awesome sight.

Nathan Corbett

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His lethal elbows are his greatest weapon.

Check out Nathan’s phenomenal history.

 

Nathan trains at Fairtex, the best gym in Pattaya. Part of the complex is a nice hotel, very good rates if you book here.

Nathan Corbett’s final training session in Thailand in July 2013

Nathan Corbett's final training session in Thailand.

Here are some more photos of Nathan & friends, below everyone is enjoying the sunset at the Beach Club at the Pullman Hotel. Nathan stays at the Amari hotel with great ocean views when he is in Pattaya.

The Beach Club in Wangamat.

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Take a look at Nathan training in Pattaya just click here.  Here is another short video, please click here. After 2 weeks training Nathan was looking  a lot sharper, click here.

RIP Dang

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We all all in shock this week to learn that his great little sparring partner Dang died in his sleep on Monday July the 28th, RIP Dang you will be missed by many friends.

Nathan is coming back to Pattaya to continue his training on August 24. Once again Brendan Daly GM at the Amari hotel is making sure Nathan enjoys his stay by giving him a room with a view over the ocean, my thanks once again to Brendan for looking after my friends. Sadly tough little Dang won’t be training with Nathan this time, RIP.

Sparing with Dang

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 Nathan takes on the Pork Knuckle, what a challenge.  😆

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 Nathan arrived back in Pattaya August 24th to continue his training, here he is doing battle with the huge pork knuckle at the Beerfest restaurant in 2nd rd Pattaya. The Pork knuckle won by a narrow margin, possibly because of the chicken kebab Nathan demolished 30 minutes prior to this bout at the Cherry Bar.
Sunday brunch at the Mantra.

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The Mantra in Pattaya is part of the Amari Hotel and is our favorite restaurant.  Here is Vetea Tiare & David Herd with Nathan at the Sunday brunch on 1-9-2013.

The Mantra restaurant.

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Nathan always stays at the Amari Hotel in Pattaya, above is the General Manager Brendan Daly and his lovely daughter Hannah, Brendan always ensures Nathan has a memorable stay at his wonderful hotel.
Recovery massage for Nathan & the boys.

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Ready for a Thai massage.

 


 
October 12 Chicago, Nathan loses to Sprong.

Nathan Corbett V Tyrone Sprong

 

Carnage v Spong rematch

Istanbul April 12

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 The Istanbul showdown.

Nathan Corbett vs Gokhan Saki

Nathan Corbett vs Gokhan Saki

The battle is on

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The fight was all action.

Battered & bloody warrior

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 Only good thing that came out of getting my ear half ripped off was being in the same hospital as Tyrone hanging out at 3 am after I travelled around Istanbul to 3 different hospitals to find a plastic surgeon that could stitch it back together!!
Not a good night for the both of us I guess!! Hope his leg heals fast and well

Istanbul hospital

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Both fighters wound up in hospital, a tough way to make a living.

Ocean Road Magazine has a very good article about Nathan in his retirement. His record of 60 wins from 64 fights – 45 by knockout – makes him one of the most successful fighters in the history of Muay Thai.

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