Exploding Water Pipe Panics Motorists in Chachoengsao

Water erupts from a water main along Highway 7 on Friday morning in Chachoengsao province. Photo: JS100.com

CHACHOENGSAO — A broken water main pipe sent a powerful geyser of water 30 meters into the sky Friday morning, flipping a car and flooding a busy highway.

A powerful blast of water shot up from the ground along Highway 7 southeast of Bangkok at about 8:30am, causing a woman to panic and lose control of her vehicle. She left the road and came to a rest upside down in a flooded gully. She was unhurt.

“The driver was safe, and the insurance company is liable for the accident,” said Ratanai Sangsawang of the provincial waterworks authority.

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It took about one hour to shut down the water supply to investigate the cause of the rupture.

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The authorities presumed that high water pressure contributed to a large crack forming in the metal pipe, which carries water about 60 kilometers to a reservoir in Chonburi province, according to irrigation official Thanyanan Plumkid.

He said the situation returned to normal after the water flow was shut off and the pipeline repaired.

A Honda rests upside down in a nearby flooded gully. Photo : JS100.com
A Honda rests upside down in a nearby flooded gully. Photo : JS100.com