16-year-old fleeing teenage gang on motorcycle crashes into parked pickup truck and dies after being chased with machetes
A 16-year-old died early May 17 when his motorcycle crashed into a parked truck while fleeing teenagers armed with machetes in Samut Prakan province; police are reviewing CCTV to identify the attackers.
At 12:30 a.m. on May 17, 2025, officers from Bang Kaew Police Station responded to a report of a motorcycle striking a parked pickup truck, resulting in fatalities and injuries near Ging Kaew Soi 50/2 on Ging Kaew Road in Samut Prakan province. Medical staff from Ramathibodi Chakri Naruebodindra Hospital and the Poh Teck Tung Foundation arrived at the scene.
At the incident location, officers found a Toyota pickup truck parked on the roadside that had been struck on the right rear by a blue Honda Wave motorcycle without license plates. The motorcycle's front was severely damaged and lay overturned on the road. A 16-year-old rider identified as Mr. A (pseudonym) was found with a broken neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 15-year-old passenger, Mr. B (name withheld), sustained minor injuries.
According to Mr. B's account, he and the deceased had gone out on several motorcycles to get food with friends and stopped at a convenience store near Romklao Road. Upon leaving the store, they encountered older teenagers on a blue Wave motorcycle. The passenger was wielding machetes in both hands and chased after them despite the group not knowing them. They scattered and fled via Lad Krabang and onto Ging Kaew Road, with only four motorcycles remaining. The attackers continued pursuing them with the machetes. The motorcycle that Mr. B was riding lost control and struck a parked pickup truck, resulting in the death of his friend who was driving. The perpetrators then fled the scene.
Officers have sent the body for autopsy at Ramathibodi Chakri Naruebodindra Hospital and plan to review CCTV footage along the route to identify and prosecute the perpetrators.
