BMTA punishes rival Route 8 bus drivers after fist-fight

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on Tuesday punished two drivers of the Bangkok Route 8 private-concession bus service for engaging in a fist-fight on Monday over whose bus would get the most passengers.

 

Route 8 operator Sap 88’s representative, Bang-on Mankhong, brought bus driver Sayan Chatsru and his conductor Suthasinee Saengarthit, along with rival driver Jirasin Reekongrad and his conductor Methanee Srisuk, to report themselves to BMTA officials for a fact-finding probe.

 

Both Sayan and Jirasin admitted to having engaged in a fist-fight, which was caught on camera and posted online by a Thai social media user, with their behaviour attracting criticism from the public.

 

The BMTA fact-finding committee fined Sayan, who had allegedly started the fight, Bt5,000 and ordered his suspension from work for seven days.

 

The panel fined Jirasin Bt2,000, while both men also received formal warnings.

 

Sap 88 was also held accountable for the employees’ fighting in public.

 

The company was fined Bt5,000 and instructed to hold training in safe driving, as per the Land Transport Act and traffic law.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30345448

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

while both men also received formal warnings.

yeah that'll help; you can formally warn me about any and all things from morning till night and it wont affect my behavior one whit; might irritate after a month or so...

 

Anyone who said on here yesterday they'd be fined 500 baht care to comment?

Two bus drivers who now have to be shown how to drive safely 555555555

The only sensible outcome should have been dismissal