Hit-and-Run Kills Woman, Suspect Car Found at Temple
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A 22-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run, and a relative on a motorcycle chased the suspect vehicle to a temple where it was found abandoned. On October 28, 2026, a video circulated online showing a man on a motorcycle pursuing a gray sedan after it struck a young woman collecting rice by the road, causing severe injuries. The victim later died at the hospital. The sedan did not stop and fled the scene, with the motorcyclist following until the car was found parked inside a temple in Mueang Buriram district.
The motorcyclist in the video was identified as Khwanchai Ruangphisan, 28. He stated the incident occurred around 5:00 PM in front of Wat Khok Charoen, Ban Yang subdistrict, Mueang district, Buriram province. His cousin, identified only as Ms. Ji, 22, was gathering rice spread by the road when a gray sedan sped up and struck her violently, throwing her body more than 10 meters. She suffered multiple leg fractures and was unconscious on the road. The sedan did not stop but sped away. Khwanchai left another relative to tend to the victim while he chased the sedan on his motorcycle, shouting for it to stop, but the driver continued fleeing, passing Thep Nakhon Hotel before turning into a side street.
The sedan eventually entered and parked inside a temple in Mueang Buriram, about 10 kilometers from the crash site. Upon arrival, Khwanchai found no driver and could not determine the escape route. He and some villagers suspect the car belongs to a monk, approximately 50 years old, who regularly drives it. However, it remains unconfirmed whether that monk was driving at the time.
A subsequent check of the monk's quarters suspected to be linked to the driver revealed white liquor and food, including larb and koi, but the monk was not present. Khwanchai urged authorities to investigate the facts, examine the driver and key witnesses, to ensure justice for all parties and prosecute the perpetrator according to law.
Ms. Ji initially sustained severe injuries, including multiple leg fractures, and was treated at Buriram Hospital Center before relatives reported her death later.
Ms. Sanae Nokyothin, 49, the victim's aunt who was present, said they had spread rice by the road since morning and were collecting it into sacks in the evening. Some rice spilled from a sack, causing her niece to bend down to pick it up, at which moment the sedan crashed into her forcefully. The niece was injured and rushed to the hospital, where she later died.
Phra Wirupan Panyasiri, a monk at the temple, confirmed the sedan belongs to another monk at the temple. However, that monk has not been found since the incident, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Suspicions regarding the driver's identity and claims involving the monk must await police investigation, which should consider witness testimony and investigative findings before concluding the facts.
