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Watch bus nearly crush head of Grab rider felled by ballistic barrier without feeling bad because he’s OK (Video)

A motorcyclist narrowly escaped death yesterday when he collided with a traffic barrier that suddenly slid into his lane.

Grab rider Sutiphoom Janthorn struck the improperly anchored barrier that was pulled into the road by a passing truck’s wake on Phahonyothin Road in front of the 11th Infantry Regiment HQ in Bang Khen district.

The barrier sideswipes Sutiphoom, whose head nearly slides under an oncoming bus after he’s knocked to the ground. He slides to a halt on his stomach in footage from a trailing dash cam but appears conscious. 

“It appears that the wind caused by the truck sucked the barrier onto the road resulting in the motorcycle rider crashing into it,” according to the post on Saphan Mai.

The 33-year-old only sustained a broken collarbone and is expected to recover. 

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