BANGKOK — A 34-year-old man was shot dead early Monday in a suspected road rage incident near an expressway toll plaza in northern Bangkok, police said.
Officers from Prachachuen police station responded at about 4:50 a.m. to reports of a shooting inside a car just past the Si Rat Expressway toll gate at Prachachuen, inbound lanes, in the Bang Sue district.
Police found a Toyota Corolla Altis registered in Sa Kaeo province stopped about 200 meters from the toll plaza. The driver, identified only as Anuwat, 34, was found dead in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound to the neck.
The victim’s girlfriend told police the couple had been traveling on the expressway when a white Toyota Alphard attempted to cut into their lane near the toll booths. After passing through separate toll lanes, the Alphard slowed and later pulled alongside their car on an overpass. A gunman fired three to four shots before fleeing toward the Mo Chit area.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom said investigators believe the vehicles had been cutting in front of each other for several hundred meters before the toll plaza. The suspect used a 9mm handgun, firing three rounds, striking the victim in the neck and arm.
After the shooting, the victim’s car lost control and struck the roadside barrier. The girlfriend was able to steer the vehicle to a stop, police said.
Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage and searching for the white Alphard, which fled southbound via Phutthamonthon Sai 7 road. Police said the suspect is believed to be a private individual and that the incident appears to have been a spontaneous confrontation. The investigation remains ongoing.
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