Wild car chase, crash leaves five dead
- Published: 20/01/2012 at 01:56 PM
- Online news: Transport
A confrontation between two groups of youths led to a wild car chase, shooting and then a double crash in which five people died and five others were injured in Bangkok's Rat Burana district early Friday morning, police said.
Photos by Kosol Nakachol
After receiving a report of the incident about 5am, the police sent to the scene found a wrecked pick-up truck and a badly damaged car. There were two bullet holes in the pick-up and two 9mm bullets were found inside the vehicle, police said.
New Krongthong, 20, a passenger in the pick-up, told the police that he and nine friends had gone to a well-known pub on Rama III road. A confrontation started when his friends and another group of people glared at each other before leaving the venue.
According to Mr New's testimony, the other group followed him and his friend in a car. When the two vehicles stopped at a red light, a person in the car opened fire at the pick-up.
Mr New said he and his friends drove off trying to escape, but the car continued chasing them and many shots were fired.
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