Bangkok – If you are foul-mouthed while drunk, avoid taking the bus, according to the apparent merit of this story. Or, it can be argued, if you are short-tempered, don't drive the bus.

Lieutenant Noppakao Tiyaphak of Bang Sue police station yesterday’s evening went to investigate a brawl between the driver of Bus No 39 and a drunken passenger.

When Noppakao arrived at the scene on Phaholyothin Road near BTS Aree Station, driver Chaiya Waiwithee, 39, had already fled and passenger Theeraphol Ketthan, 59, was rushed to the hospital.

Passengers on the bus said Chaiya and Theeraphol had a heated argument as one was driving and another was sitting at the back of the bus.

Theeraphol was intoxicated and Chaiya appeared to have lost his temper.

After the bus got to the bus stop and parked, Chaiya got up and walked to Theerapol’s seat. He then kicked the passenger at the side of the head between ear and the temple.

Theeraphol lost consciousness. The ticket collector and some passengers helped to bring him to the hospital. Chaiya walked away from the scene.

Noppakao called the hospital and was told that Theeraphol had regained consciousness although he was still drunk and not in the position to give statement.

The policeman also got in touch with the operator of bus license in order to track down Chaiya.

In another news, motorist Pheerawas Sangkachornnan, 30, filed a police complaint, his car was broken into while he parked it at the roadside to have a shut-eye on Ramintra Road last night.

Pheerawas said he went to sleep in the car around 3.00 am. When he woke up a few hours later, he found that the car’s back window was broken and that valuables, including a gold necklace and IPhone 6, were stolen.

He said he chose to park his car in front of the Army’s Sports Centre hoping it was a safe area.

"......he found that the car’s back window was broken and that valuables, including a gold necklace and IPhone 6, were stolen."

I'm sure we all sympathize with people that leave gold chains and valuable mobile phones lying on display in their cars. I hope the man has since sobered up and hasn't got a hope in hell of making an insurance claim.

Why smash a window , the door was not locked . OK just guessing

"......he found that the cars back window was broken and that valuables, including a gold necklace and IPhone 6, were stolen."

I'm sure we all sympathize with people that leave gold chains and valuable mobile phones lying on display in their cars. I hope the man has since sobered up and hasn't got a hope in hell of making an insurance claim.

Probably file it in the same place as "the ghost stopped the burglar taking everything except 50,000 baht of jewellery" claim.

I believe the file is called "Yeah, right".

Edited April 7, 201511 yr by Bluespunk

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

Smile much?

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

Smile much?

Not when surrounded by mouth breathers, no

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

Smile much?

Not when surrounded by mouth breathers, no

That's racist

Moral of the story is dont get drunk and abusive,or sober and abusive.Most stories on TV about tourists and expats here who get into trouble with thais is because they are abusive towards them.And in this case thais too.

> He then kicked the passenger at the side of the head between ear and the temple.

But there's no space between the ear and the temple, so how could.... oh wait, now I get it.

So what side of the street was the temple on?

> Pheerawas said he went to sleep in the car around 3.00 am. When he woke up a few hours later, he found that the car’s back window was broken and that valuables, including a gold necklace and IPhone 6, were stolen.

Sounds like an insurance attempt, probably dumbest set-up I've ever heard, worthy of an award.

Sleeping through a window of your car being bashed?

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

Smile much?

Not when surrounded by mouth breathers, no

You should take more Nytol.

I saw no source listed for this news article, although one suggestion for this mysterious media outlet: They should seriously consider hiring some journalists to write their pieces.

Moral of the story is dont get drunk and abusive,or sober and abusive.Most stories on TV about tourists and expats here who get into trouble with thais is because they are abusive towards them.And in this case thais too.

+1...Being drunk usually is the start of the problems...Better to drink in your room ....

Heavy sleeper

??

The good news is that the driver came to his senses and fled the scene........................

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

have the Thai boy scouts just given you a medal or something

kicked between his temple and his ear. those witnesses were very observant. pity not so observant when the theif made of with his iphone and cash.

Heavy sleeper

??

Sounds like a story one might come up with to tell the missus when one was in fact somewhere else when the car was broken into in the early hours.

The driver ran away...? What's new? Same old same old...flee before you get into trouble

Hope the Police charge him with fleeing/leaving the scene of a crime (among other charges). About time these irresponsible drivers are brought to account. Enough of the "mai pen rai" attitude.

the moral of this story is don't board a bus in Thailand when you are drunk,

Drink driving and fools and Thailand go together like strawberry and cream, who breaks your window of your car while you are in there asleep, I think the driver must have dreamed that he had those items stolen, and then you got a bus driver who stopped and parked up, and then hit the drunken man, and does what they all do in Thailand, they run away

The driver ran away...? What's new? Same old same old...flee before you get into trouble

Hope the Police charge him with fleeing/leaving the scene of a crime (among other charges). About time these irresponsible drivers are brought to account. Enough of the "mai pen rai" attitude.

Oh the police will charge him, an extra 100 baht for the coffee money

Heavy sleeper

??

Sounds like a story one might come up with to tell the missus when one was in fact somewhere else when the car was broken into in the early hours.

More like he went to an old hotel with some girl and she did the Thai thing and robbed him, or something along them lines

Thainess at its absolute finest!!

Racism at its absolute finest...

Thainess is promoted by Thais so not really racist

Another one...classy!

One man's racist is another man's bigot... I think I know which category you fall into...

Moral of the story is dont get drunk and abusive,or sober and abusive.Most stories on TV about tourists and expats here who get into trouble with thais is because they are abusive towards them.And in this case thais too.

+1...Being drunk usually is the start of the problems...Better to drink in your room ....

No, coward comes to mind here, remember he had already stopped and parked up, maybe he went to look for 6 more friends just in case the drunk bloke woke up.

kicked between his temple and his ear. those witnesses were very observant. pity not so observant when the theif made of with his iphone and cash.

Erm, they were two seperate incidents.

I must say drunkards on public transport are annoying.

Hmmmmm....

Yaa Baa crazed bus driver wins fight with rude drunken passenger.......

Maybe that is what happened...lol

Cheers

Edited April 7, 201511 yr by gemguy

what was the bus number? some of the drivers are quite mad