Cherng Talay– Two taxi drivers were caught on a dash cam attacking another taxi driver in Cherng Talay, Thalang. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 24th, at 10:30 P.M. near Layan Beach and quickly went viral on local social media.
The video shows the victim stopping his car and getting out to speak with the two men, who then attacked him. The Cherng Talay Police reported that the victim, identified only as Mr. Wiroj, 38, from Trang, sustained skull and facial injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Cherng Talay Police Chief Colonel Weerapong Rakkhitoe identified the suspects only as Mr. Suthon, 38, and Mr. Pichet, 34. The altercation began when the two taxi drivers told Mr. Wiroj that he could not wait for customers in the area. When Mr. Wiroj questioned this, stating that the area was public, the two men attacked him.
Warning of graphic content in the video below.
The police have since arrested the two suspects, and legal proceedings are underway.
