Taxi driver kills toy-wielding pillion rider, Bangkok thailand
Taxi driver kills toy-wielding pillion rider
BANGKOK: — A Bangkok taxi driver rammed a motorcycle, injuring the driver and killing his pillion passenger who had allegedly made rude gestures and waved a toy pistol at the cabby, news reports said Wednesday.
The incident occurred Tuesday at a Bangkok intersection after the cab had cut in front of the motorcycle taxi, prompting its passenger to curse the driver and threaten him with a pistol.
“I was afraid he would shoot me, so I rammed the motorcycle,” the taxi driver, Prasert Khianjaturas, told police, according to the Thai-language Khao Sot newspaper.
Police discovered a toy pistol at the scene.
Prasert has been charged with premeditated murder.
Motorcycle taxis are a popular means of cheap and rapid transport in traffic-clogged Bangkok.
–DPA 2006-03-01
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