Two Italian tourists terrified as baht bus shot at several times in Pattaya

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Two Italian tourists terrified as baht bus shot at several times in Pattaya

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Two female Italian tourists were lucky to escape unharmed after a song thaew (baht bus) was shot at four or five times in an incident on Sukhumvit Road near the floating market in the early hours of Sunday morning.

 

Sanook called the incident damaging for the image of Pattaya and said that the two Italians were left terrified after crouching in the back of the vehicle to avoid being shot.

 

Baht bus driver Krisada, 28 said he was with his girlfriend and were hailed by the tourists to take them to their hotel in Na Jomtien at around 5 am on Sunday.

 

On Sukhumvit Road in the direction of Sattahip he saw a black four door pick-up tailgating him and then heard a sound as the vehicle tried to pass him on the right. He hurled a bottle at the pick-up and missed.

 

Then as the pick-up switched to the left four or five shots rang out from the pick-up and his rear left side tire was blown out. Police found evidence of other shots on the side of the baht bus.

 

Krisada said he stopped by the side of the road as his Italian passengers hit the floor of the vehicle in fear of their lives.

 

The pick-up then doubled back and slowed to observe the scene before heading back towards Pattaya.

 

Police found the tourists in a state of shock being comforted at the scene by Krisada and his girlfriend.

 

CCTV footage is being examined along the whole route of the baht bus to discover who might be responsible.

 

The service is Route 7 that normally plies between North and Central Pattaya.

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[HLover]

Sounds like the baht bus driver put the cute tourists at risk by chucking the bottle.

Man children again.

[Thaiwrath]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sanook called the incident damaging for the image of Pattaya

That old chestnut again !

I'm not sure the image can go much lower.

[Aussieroaming]

Moron chucking bottles at vehicles have to expect some type of retaliation. Shooting up the vehicle is however extreme and the shooter needs to be locked up

[Darcula]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sanook called the incident damaging for the image of Pattaya

 

Let's hope it was a bottle of chicken essence, or soyamilk. That can't be too bad for the family resort image.

 

 

 

[HLover]

Seems tailgating harms fragile egg shelled egos....followed closely by the capital offence of horn honking.

 

Nice guys, these baht bus types.

[Nong Khai Man]

.followed closely by the capital offence of horn honking........

 

I Do it All the time at those IDIOTS That " Cut Me Up "......

 

Guess I'll have to STOP It 

[Borzandy]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The pick-up then doubled back and slowed to observe the scene before heading back towards Pattaya.

The driver knows he can play for 200 Baht.

[sammieuk1]

Bet the Italian tourists won't be vowing to come back safer in Scilly.

[geisha]

NIce outfit for a  bus driver, should go down well abroad. 

[johng]

9 minutes ago, geisha said:

NIce outfit for a  bus driver,

this one looks better.

 

[JOC]

World class family resort town

The Miami of Thailand

Yeah sure.....

[balo]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Krisada said he stopped by the side of the road as his Italian passengers hit the floor of the vehicle in fear of their lives.

Maybe they're from Sicily ? Part of the education there to hit the floor when the shit hits the fan. 

[johng]

3 minutes ago, JOC said:

World class family resort town

The Miami of Thailand

Yeah sure.....

 

You forgot the "Thai Riviera"

[ScotBkk]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

That old chestnut again !

I'm not sure the image can go much lower.

Rape, Pillage and murder are the norm in Pattaya everything else is just a bonus ...........

[malcoml]

That is the best-dressed baht bus driver I have ever seen.

 

No wonder he gets all the girls.

 

[KhunBENQ]

Tailgating on the left?

And what's wrong with passing on the right?

Or has Google translator failed once again

Totally confusing report.

 

Psychopaths at the wheel.

[Toshiba66]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The service is Route 7 that normally plies between North and Central Pattaya.

Were they driving out of their designated area going to Na Jomtien? Stealing business from the local taxis can result in this as we all know.

 

 

[Scouse123]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

Bet the Italian tourists won't be vowing to come back safer in Scilly.

 

Why would they want to go to the southwestern tip of Cornwall???, although I agree it is safer, but not very good weather !!

 

Or did you mean Sicily?

[Franko666]

4 hours ago, HLover said:

Sounds like the baht bus driver put the cute tourists at risk by chucking the bottle.

Man children again.

A water bottle is the weapon of choice for baht bus drivers, a gun is the weapon of choice gangsters but I'm not sure throwing a plastic bottle is normally classed as high risk behaviour, even in Pattaya.

[free123]

42 minutes ago, johng said:

 

You forgot the "Thai Riviera"

The usual wai maybe 500 bhat tea money and everything to normal again...hey this is Pattaya ( not Thailand ) it's the crime and whore capitol of the world ... A magnet to all quality tourists the immigration loves so much...as hells angels..russian mob...boiler room boys...afro whores...Eastern European whores...as long a steady flow of cash to the right people happens everything sabai sabai...Thai style...if the shooter is associated with the right people or w. Big money like mr.redbull nobody will give a shot..they send out the lunatic to smile and lie to the press

[Cake Monster]

Macho driver showing off to the two ladies from Italy, just to pee off his bint with him.

 

Thai male for you

[PEE TEE]

Normal behaviour for that bad place . But don't forget the top man claims thailand is safe for tourist  . he should have said but excluding Pattaya  

[Homburg]

It seems Pattaya is getting to be almost as dangerous as London.

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, johng said:

this one looks better.

 

No wonder the black truck was tailgating, just trying to get a better look.!

regards worgeordie

[Chivas]

made the nationals in uk

what the hell were 2 tourists doing out at 5am though hardly the point

[shaurene]

Hope they breathalised the Baht Bus driver, it points to him drinking, throwing the beer bottle. Bloody idiots again. 

[JHolmesJr]

1 hour ago, johng said:

this one looks better.

 

is this from the same incident.....those gogo gals look a long way from home

[watcharacters]

1 hour ago, JOC said:

World class family resort town

The Miami of Thailand

Yeah sure.....

 

 

It REALLY needs your support, but somehow does just fine without it.

 

 

 

 

[impulse]

I hope they packed an extra pair of undies. 

 

'Cause I know I'd be needing a backup pair right about then.