Thread: Driver injured by cement block falling from Rama 2 expressway construction

A motorist was injured when a cement block fell from the Rama 2 elevated expressway construction site onto his pickup truck.


The driver, whose identity was not disclosed, told EMTs that he was driving in the outbound lane of Rama 2 Road, towards Samut Sakhon, when a large cement block suddenly landed on the windscreen of his vehicle.


He sustained cuts under his chin and was rushed to a hospital in Samut Sakhon.


Debris falling from the elevated expressway construction site has been blamed for numerous accidents involving motorists and passengers travelling on Rama 2 Road below.


According to the Department of Highways, more than 2,500 accidents occurred on Rama 2 Road between 2018 and March 15th this year, resulting in 143 deaths and 1,441 injuries.


On March 15th, five people were killed and 22 injured when a concrete beam, from a bridge under construction near the Rama 2 Road in Chom Thong district, collapsed.


The expressway project is being undertaken by a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development Plc and Vijitphan Construction.

Driver injured by cement block falling from Rama 2 expresswa

My wife's sister lives out there and whenever we drive out that way I spend that part of the trip looking nervously up!

Originally Posted by misskit

The expressway project is being undertaken by a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development Plc

After recent events, you might think that ITD would be looking more carefully at falling concrete. It isn't engineering astrophysics to sling a net under these bridges.

We may also assume that the loose pieces do also have some structural purpose so that too is weakened by bits dropping off.

wonder where all the other defective rebar went?

He is dead.

Bangkok Post - Rama II Road victim of falling concrete dies