Delivery Rider Killed in Road Rage Incident Involving Indian Driver on Sukhumvit Road

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

Bangkok on January 21, at approximately 12:00, Lieutenant Jarint Rattanasuwanachai, Deputy Inspector of Lumpini Police Station, and rescue volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation responded to a fatal road incident on Sukhumvit Soi 10.

 

At the scene, officers found the body of a delivery rider, Mr. Ritthisak, wearing a pink long-sleeved shirt and jeans. The rider had been struck by a car, with the force of the collision throwing the victim into a CCTV pole, leaving the body severely twisted on the floor. Nearby, the victim’s electric motorcycle lay in a damaged state.

 

Eyewitness accounts provided by Mr. Kittipoom, 48, another delivery rider, revealed that the incident stemmed from a heated argument between the deceased and the driver, reported of Indian heritage, of a white Toyota Altis. The two vehicles had been stopped in the right-hand lane, reportedly following a minor collision. The argument escalated when the car driver attempted to flee the scene, but the rider stood in front of the car to block its path.

 

According to Mr. Kittipoom, the rider struck the car in frustration, prompting the driver to exit the vehicle and assault the rider. The rider then got on his electric motorcycle and tried to flee, but the car pursued him, ultimately ramming into him with such force it flung the rider into a utility pole, resulting in his death.

 

The victim’s wife spoke to reporters, expressing her devastation at the loss of her husband, the family’s sole breadwinner. She revealed that they had been married for over 24 years and had four children, with the eldest recently finishing high school and preparing for university. Her husband had been working tirelessly to cover household expenses and school fees.

 

She also condemned the driver’s actions, questioning how someone could commit such a callous act without considering the consequences for the victim’s family. She vowed to seek justice and hold the driver accountable for her husband’s death.

 

 

Video of the start of the incident.
 

Following the incident, the Toyota Altis, with license plate number from Bangkok, fled the scene. Police apprehended the driver in Soi Sukhumvit 4 and brought them to Lumpini Police Station for questioning. Investigations are ongoing to determine the full circumstances leading to the incident.

 

Police later identified the driver as Mr. Seree, 30 years old, the son of the owner of a cloth shop in Soi Sukhumvit 7/1. Initially, the police charged the suspect with intentional homicide and reckless driving causing the death of another person. The suspect was handed over to the investigators to proceed with legal action.

 

 

-- 2025-01-22

 

[save the frogs]

Jesus, man some people are so miserable and frustrated with their lives they're just itching for an excuse to kill someone.

Scary. 

 

[jimmybcool]

I can not believe people let their emotions get this far out of hand.  Can a young man get angry with all that testosterone in him and punch someone?  Yes.  One with limited control issues.  But to kill them with a car?  Well I suspect he has a very hard life ahead of him now.

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Police later identified the driver as Mr. Seree, 30 years old, the son of the owner of a cloth shop in Soi Sukhumvit 7/1. Initially, the police charged the suspect with intentional homicide and reckless driving causing the death of another person.

Age 30 I hope he enjoys at least 10 years behind bars with some new friends... 

Sad for the family now left with no breadwinner.

[Briggsy]

I would not bet on any prison time despite the strong evidence.

 

Money will probably change hands. The police will urge the widow to take it.

[reefsurfah]

Bangkok Hilton calling, bet this trash won’t last with Thai inmates. 🚮

[PomPolo]

27 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

I would not bet on any prison time despite the strong evidence.

 

Money will probably change hands. The police will urge the widow to take it.

Yep, sounds like he is more of a resident here than India probably spends more than 180 days in a year here (tax topic related)
That will probably be sorted out as you mentioned by money changing hands and I am guessing it will also be a life changing amount of money for the widow however sad the incident is, but also sadly that is often how incidents like this are resolved, the rich people never learn and the poor people go to jail.

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

Driver is a POS.

 

Terrible tragic story. Awful.

 

Hope the perp rots in a jail cell after first being sodomised relentlessly.

 

RIP and condolences to the devastated family.

[alien365]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to Mr. Kittipoom, the rider struck the car in frustration, prompting the driver to exit the vehicle and assault the rider.

This must have certaintly played a part in the road rage. Sure he didn't deserve to die for it, but he rose the stakes, not thinking about his family of four children that he had to provide for. He should have just let the crazy angry man go, not make him angrier. 

[NicoBKK]

37 minutes ago, PomPolo said:

Yep, sounds like he is more of a resident here than India probably spends more than 180 days in a year here (tax topic related)
That will probably be sorted out as you mentioned by money changing hands and I am guessing it will also be a life changing amount of money for the widow however sad the incident is, but also sadly that is often how incidents like this are resolved, the rich people never learn and the poor people go to jail.

He is Thai, not Indian. Indian descent as many in the Nana area, owns a tailor's shop.

[PomPolo]

6 minutes ago, NicoBKK said:

He is Thai, not Indian. Indian descent as many in the Nana area, owns a tailor's shop.

Not sure being Thai excludes him from the point I made, still can't go around driving your car into people and killing them wherever you are from.

[PomPolo]

1 minute ago, PomPolo said:

Not sure being Thai excludes him from the point I made, still can't go around driving your car into people and killing them wherever you are from.

Thought I'd fire another post in before someone picks me up on it! Unless you an heir to a well known drinks company!

[dddave]

1 hour ago, PomPolo said:

Yep, sounds like he is more of a resident here than India probably spends more than 180 days in a year here (tax topic related)
That will probably be sorted out as you mentioned by money changing hands and I am guessing it will also be a life changing amount of money for the widow however sad the incident is, but also sadly that is often how incidents like this are resolved, the rich people never learn and the poor people go to jail.

In Fact, nearly 100% of the property in that area of Sukhumvit, from Phrom Phung to Ploen Chit is owned by long term resident Indian families.  Almost 200 years ago, one of the Thai Kings invited Indians and Persians to set up commerce in then Siam and granted them a huge track of land which is now Sukhumvit.  They can not sell it, they can only lease it.  Indian families dominate the Bangkok hotel and textile industry and control many of the larger Sukhumvit area hotels.  There is some resentment between these Indian families and Thais as they remain aloof from Thai society and rarely intermarry. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

27 minutes ago, PomPolo said:

Not sure being Thai excludes him from the point I made, still can't go around driving your car into people and killing them wherever you are from.

 

You can if you have enough money and connections.