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Thrilling! A sedan hits a taxi in the middle of Ratchada Road before speeding away.

Bangkok, Ratchada Road was thrilling in the middle of the night when a luxury sedan crashed into a taxi, completely destroying it before speeding away. Recently, the driver of the sedan contacted the police. Initially it was claimed that he was sick. Evidence of treatment will be presented when meeting the police this afternoon (January 15). A clip of the incident was recorded and published on social media. Ready to specify a message 'A sedan chased and hit a taxi at Street Ratchada. Very scary.' The news team spoke with Mr. Yutthaphong, a taxi driver, who said that before the incident he was driving to pick up a customer at Esplanade Mall. Ratchadaphisek Road When reaching the area in front of Lotus Rama 9, he was in the far right lane. He was about to turn left to pick up a passenger when suddenly a white sedan driving at a high speed crashed into the back of his car. before driving away towards Huai Khwang The sedan also crashed into another taxi, so he hurriedly drove after it. Until he caught up to h im in front of The Street Ratchada department store, he quickly cut off the parking lot in the far right lane. to prevent the sedan from escaping. But the sedan reversed and crashed into his car on the left passenger side and the back of the car 5 times. After the incident, he filed a report at Huai Khwang Police Station. Mr. Yutthaphong said he felt very bad about the incident because throughout 30 years of driving a taxi, I've only been hit by a motorcycle once. This time is considered the hardest and worst. It is believed that the driver of the sedan had the intention of fleeing and believed that he was definitely drunk driving. Because he didn't come down to see the event at all. As for the sedan involved in the incident, it was a white Toyota Crown. After the incident, a local resident reported that it was abandoned in Soi Inthamara 26, showing signs of being hit. And there was also a green stain from a taxi on the car. But the driver or the person claiming to be the owner was not found. Police then mo ved the car to Huai Khwang Police Station. Villagers said that a driver parked at the end of the alley between 4-5 p.m. and the villagers shouted that they couldn't park. But the male driver replied that he would like to stop for a moment. At that time, it was not clear what the driver's appearance was. Because it's night The driver then walked to the front of the alley and disappeared. The sedan's condition was severely damaged. Both sides of the front bumper were hit and two headlights were broken. There is a long scuff mark on the passenger side. The left side mirror is damaged. And there were green stains from the taxi on it. Inside the car there is still a key inserted. An envelope and two water bottles were found containing a yellow liquid. Front passenger seat footrest area You must check carefully what the liquid is. From the investigation, it was found that the occupant of the sedan was a Thai man, approximately 40 years old, but it is not yet clear whether the occupant of the car and the driver o n the day of the incident were the same person or not. Authorities have now called the car's occupant to come give a statement. Initially, they are preparing to file a charge of careless driving that causes damage to other people's property. Charged with hit and run and cause loss of property As for whether there will be charges of drunk driving or not. You must wait to measure the alcohol content first. Recently, the driver of the sedan contacted the authorities. Initially it was claimed that he was sick. But he didn't say what the illness was. Evidence of treatment will be presented when meeting with the police this afternoon (15 Jan.) Source: Thai News Agency