SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand – An 83-year-old woman driving a Nissan sedan became stranded on a motorcycle U-turn bridge in Samut Sakhon on October 15 after mistaking the narrow ramp for a regular U-turn, leaving her car stuck high above the road with three tyres burst.
Police were alerted at 1.50pm to the incident near the entrance to Wat Chong Lom, on the outbound side of the road towards Bangkok, in Tha Chin subdistrict, Mueang district. Police, Tha Chin Municipality officials and rescue volunteers worked together to bring the car safely back down. The team carefully reversed the vehicle down the narrow bridge, a process that took approximately 20 minutes. All three tyres were damaged, and the bridge also sustained damage.
The driver, identified only as Maneewan, 83, said she had been visiting a Chinese vegetarian festival venue in Tha Chalom, Samut Sakhon, and was heading home to Phutthamonthon Sai 3 when she encountered the ramp. She said she thought it was a U-turn for cars. Although her GPS was switched on, she admitted she had not been listening to its directions and had failed to notice the warning signs before driving up the ramp.
After realizing something was wrong, she stopped the vehicle. She acknowledged that she should have paid closer attention and said the incident had taught her a lesson. Police took her to Mueang Samut Sakhon Police Station for further questioning before proceeding with legal action.
