Electricity cut, cars damaged as storm causes chaos near Bangkok

Photo via Arsa Chanpituck

Wind and rain brought carnage near Bangkok last night causing a domino effect of damage after 37 utility poles fell on vehicles and left families without electricity. It is a miracle no one was injured.

The chaos was caused when the 37 utility poles fell over one kilometre along 304 Road in the Tha Thong Lang sub-district, Bang Khla district, in Chachoengsao. Two vehicles, a pickup truck, and a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) were hit by the poles.

Advertisements

There was damage to the pickup’s left door and side mirror, while the roof of the trailer was heavily dinted along with its left side mirror.

The fallen polls also caused massive traffic jams and tailbacks and households in the area went without electricity as a consequence.

Related news

The HGV driver, Chan Chanmongkon, informed media that he was only 400 metres away from his construction site destination when he heard thunder and poles crashing to the road’s surface.

More than 10 trees along roads in the Tha Thong Lang sub-district also fell at the same time. Officers from the Provincial Electricity Authority had to cut off the power and clear the trees on the road before they could get traffic moving again.

An update on the utility pole repair hasn’t been reported yet.

Advertisements

SOURCE: Khaosod | Matichon

Thailand News

Petch Petpailin

Petpailin, or Petch, is a Thai translator and writer for The Thaiger who focuses on translating breakingThai news stories into English. With a background in field journalism, Petch brings several years of experience to the English News desk at The Thaiger. Before joining The Thaiger, Petch worked as a content writer for several known blogging sites in Bangkok, including Happio and The Smart Local. Her articles have been syndicated by many big publishers in Thailand and internationally, including the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Bangkok Post. She is a news writer who stops reading news on the weekends to spend more time cafe hopping and petting dwarf shrimp! But during office hours, you can find Petch on LinkedIn and you can reach her by email at petch@thethaiger.com.

Related Articles