Foreign driver at large after hit-and-run and chase in Bangkok - video

[snoop1130]

Photo via TikTok/ @tukgii3

 

By Petch Petpailin

 

A foreign driver managed to flee following a hit-and-run in the On Nut area of Bangkok and a high-speed chase with Thai motorcycle taxi riders.

 

An app-based motorcycle taxi rider shared a video of the incident on his TikTok account, tukgii3, on Monday, 2 December, with the caption: “On Nut is very thrilling. #HitAndRun #OutsideBigCOnNut.”

 

The video showed a red Honda sedan with front damage parked in the middle of the road. A group of motorcycle taxi riders and other motorcyclists were seen gathered around the vehicle. They attempted to open the car door and urged the driver to step out.

 

The sedan’s driver, reportedly a foreign man, refused to get out and attempted to escape the scene. Some taxi riders repeatedly hit the car, while others shouted at the driver in Thai, demanding he exit the vehicle.

 

 

The video ended before the situation was resolved because the app-based rider had to deliver his passenger to their destination. The rider later explained that he did not know how the situation concluded but confirmed that the foreigner committed a hit-and-run.

 

According to a report on Channel 8, the foreign man successfully escaped the scene. The vehicle’s registration number was visible in the video, making it potentially easy to trace him if police investigate the case.

 

The incident reportedly took place near the Phra Khanong Police Station but no officers were present in the video at the time.

 

In the comment section, the app-based rider assured netizens that no one was injured in the hit-and-run. However, it remains unclear whether the victim pursued legal action against the foreigner.

 

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-12-04

 

 

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

They attempted to open the car door and urged the driver to step out.

 

The sedan’s driver, reportedly a foreign man, refused to get out and attempted to escape the scene. Some taxi riders repeatedly hit the car, while others shouted at the driver in Thai, demanding he exit the vehicle.

 

Right, he should have got out and accepted the beating from the mob - this is why almost nobody ever stops at the scene if there's a crowd of angry onlookers - regardless of whos fault it was.

[Liverpool Lou]

 

11 minutes ago, ukrules said:

 

Right, he should have got out and accepted the beating from the mob - this is why almost nobody ever stops at the scene if there's a crowd of angry onlookers - regardless of whos fault it was.

In this case there was an angry mob only because he didn't stop, not because there had been a collision!   If he had stopped there wouldn't have been an angry mob, as is the case in most collisions.  

Edited 7 hours ago by Liverpool Lou

[BangkokReady]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, it remains unclear whether the victim pursued legal action against the foreigner.

 

It also remains unclear as to whether the foreigner was to blame for the collision.  🙄

[novacova]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The sedan’s driver, reportedly a foreign man

Chinese Korean Russian American, or German Swede….Brit again 

[EVENKEEL]

Looks like a Mazda 2, not a Civic