Sewage backhoe causes Bangkok utility chaos

The 11am incident involving a Samco backhoe cut electricity in the area, while a motorcyclist who swerved to avoid the falling poles fell with his machine and smashed his ankle. The poles also damaged a parked pickup truck.

In related news, Hua Mark traffic police reported that another backhoe accident had been resolved.

The Sino-Thai backhoe hit a pedestrian bridge at Soi Ramkhamhaeng 79 on Friday evening and fortunately prevented it from crashing down.

The accident caused traffic chaos on Ramkhamhaeng Road as vehicles were directed to the elevated road.

City officials yesterday managed to cut the bridge in two and remove the backhoe.