Bangkok public bus driver blames tuk tuk driver for crash that killed 1 and injured 3

A Thai public bus driver blamed a tuk tuk driver for an accident on Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok that killed one Thai man and injured three others last night, December 26.

The electric public bus number 69 from the Smart Bus company crashed into a motorcycle on Phetchaburi Road at around 8pm yesterday. After hitting the motorcycle, the bus turned onto the footpath and headed towards the petrol construction site.

The motorcycle rider, 28 year old Apiwut Autsawasubthawe, was pronounced dead at the scene. A female passenger on the motorcycle, as well as the bus driver and ticket taker, sustained minor injuries. They were taken to Camillian Hospital for treatment.

The public bus driver, 69 year old Suthep Wongkerd, claimed that a tuk tuk on the left side of the bus suddenly turned right and cut off…