'Angry' Mercedes driver rams 8 cars in Bangkok
published : 1 Jul 2026 at 08:09
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A brand-new Mercedes-AMG hit eight other vehicles and injured two people on a road in Bangkok, after its driver said he was angry over a romantic breakup.
According to media reports, the road-rage incident happened on Srivara Road in Wang Thong Lang district at 3pm on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the red-plate Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 loudly hit other vehicles, one after another, on the road.
The Mercedes first hit an SUV and kept pushing it forward.
After forcing the SUV out of the way, the car drove on to hit many other cars.
Police eventually managed to stop the driver of the 5.2-million-baht car. He was identified only as Preechachan, 42. He reportedly told police that he could not control himself after his girlfriend decided to end their relationship.
Police found no alcohol in his system.
Vocabulary
- eyewitness: someone who sees something happen - พยานในเหตุการณ์
- force (noun): making someone do something that they don't want to do - การบังคับ
- ram: to hit or push something with force - กระแทก
- road rage (noun): a situation in which a driver becomes extremely angry at something that has happened, especially another driver, and which often results in a violent action -
- SUV: a sport utility vehicle; a type of vehicle that combines features of passenger cars and off-road vehicles -
