Elderly Woman Drives Car Onto Motorcycle Bridge, Tires Burst
An 83-year-old woman mistakenly drove her car onto a motorcycle U-turn bridge in Samut Sakhon, causing all three tires to burst and damaging the bridge. Police and rescue crews slowly reversed the vehicle out after about 20 minutes. The driver said she had not noticed the sign and relied on her GPS without listening to it.
An elderly woman drove her car onto a motorcycle U-turn bridge, causing all three tires to burst. She said she did not notice the sign, had her GPS on but wasn't listening. At 1:50 p.m. on October 15, 2024, Pol. Lt. Naticha Phukan of Samut Sakhon City Police received a report that a car had become stuck on the motorcycle U-turn bridge near the entrance of Wat Chong Lom, outbound Bangkok, Tha Chai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Sakhon Province. Officers arrived to find a silver Nissan sedan, license plate 9 Kong 6436 BKK. Police, Tha Chai municipal officials, and rescue volunteers had to assist, slowly reversing the vehicle down, which took about 20 minutes. The car's three tires were burst and the bridge also sustained damage.
When questioned, 83-year-old Maniwan (surname withheld) said she had gone to make merit at a vegetarian shrine in Tha Chalom, Samut Sakhon Province. While driving home to return to Buddhamonthon Soi 3, she thought the route was a U-turn for cars and had her GPS on, but she wasn't paying attention to it. Seeing the ramp, she drove up it. After getting on the bridge, she realized she shouldn't have driven that way; normally she is alert, but upon seeing something wrong she had to stop. She said she needs to improve herself, admitting she didn't notice the sign and mistook it for a U-turn. Police initially took her in for further questioning at Samut Sakhon City Police Station before proceeding with legal action.
