An incident in Patong involving an altercation between a tuk tuk taxi driver and his Indian passengers concluded with the driver being fined 500 baht. This news comes from the Patong Police, who shared with the Phuket Express that a dashcam video capturing the disagreement had circulated on social media platforms earlier this week.
The video seemingly depicts a group of taxi drivers engaged in a heated exchange with several foreign tourists on Patong Street. A driver, who later was identified as the tuk tuk taxi driver, is visibly seen assaulting one of the Indian tourists with a punch to the face.
The Patong Police, upon further inspection of the incident, discovered that the tuk tuk taxi driver had been tasked with transporting five Indian tourists from Bangla Road in Patong back to their accommodation. However, on reaching the hotel, the taxi…
