Whizzing boat surprises woman on Chaoprayah River
Nobody is able to see an accident coming. Although, there are different things we can do to prevent the occurrence of a tragic event.
Take this incident that just happened a few days ago as an example. With her eagle-eyes and quick reaction to what was going on around her, this Thai woman was able to escape a careening truck just seconds before the vehicle crashed her car.
Here’s a similar story of a Thai woman in Bangkok who was surprised by a whizzing boat that almost hit her.
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Whizzing boat surprises woman on a floating deck
On 4th January 2022, a Thai TikToker, @krurung_yoga, posted a clip of an unexpected incident that happened to her while she was making merit by the Chaoprayah River.
04.01.2022 ณ เวลา 13.05 น ท่าน้ำวัดเทวราขกุญชร 🚤 เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา 193… ขับแบบนี้ก็ได้หรอ😤😡
While she was pouring holy water into the river – a Buddhist ritual performed to allocate merit to dead people – on a floating deck, she barely noticed that a whizzing boat sailing by.
As the clip shows, the barge was quickly running so close to the deck that it almost hit her.
The boat does a hit & run
The boat narrowly avoided hitting the woman as it quickly approached her.
GIF: @krurung_yoga
Luckily, the cameraman quickly snatched the woman away from the boat before the boat bumped into the deck.
It seems that the woman is all right, and the boat left the scene as if nothing happened.
GIF: @krurung_yoga
Netizens show their concerns for the woman
After the clip was posted online, it has garnered more than 756.2K likes. With so much buzz generated around it, it’s no surprise that netizens would leave comments expressing their concern for the woman.
Screenshot: @krurung_yoga’
Translation: Is she alright?
One netizen expressed her concern for the woman and asked if she was okay.
Screenshot: @krurung_yoga’
Translation: The cameraman needed to take more immediate action.
Another netizen shared that the cameraman should have acted quicker.
Screenshot: @krurung_yoga’
Translation: The boat is hard to control.
While other netizens were worried about the woman, one netizen also that boats are difficult to control.
Notice what’s going on around you
The story of this woman who was almost hit by a boat give us one important life lesson: be careful to notice what’s going on around us every time. This advice especially applies when we’re travelling somewhere we’re not familiar with.
We really hope that the woman didn’t get injured from this unexpected incident. Hopefully, those operating large vehicles will have tools that can assist them with seeing people on small floating decks to avoid further close calls.
Cover images adapted from (L-R): @krurung_yoga’
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