Pickup Truck Smashes Coffee Shop, Causing Millions in Damage
A pickup truck crashed into two adjacent businesses on Somdet 700 Pi Road in Chiang Mai early August 8, causing over one million baht in damage and forcing the coffee shop to close for repairs.
On August 8, 2025, Vorakorn, known as "Pop," age 37, the owner of two adjacent businesses—Thong Phan Bai Coffee Shop and Himmajong Khao Man Gai (Branch 2)—located on Somdet 700 Pi Road in Mae Hia, Chiang Mai, was shocked to find his shops completely destroyed. A pickup truck had smashed into the buildings, reducing the storefront, metal sliding doors, windows, walls, ceiling, coffee equipment, and display cases to rubble. The shop was left unable to operate, with damages estimated at over one million baht.
Police Lieutenant Thanapong Naphaswichaya, deputy investigator at Chiang Mai City Police Station, reported that officers responded to a call around 1:30 a.m. reporting a pickup truck collision. At the scene, they found a gray Ford pickup with severe front-end damage and blown tires. The driver, 48-year-old Bhatradanai, sustained minor injuries and was taken for questioning. Since the shop was unattended, officers towed the vehicle to the police station for examination.
Owner Vorakorn explained that after closing the shop, he had returned home to rest in the San Pak Wan subdistrict. When he arrived early the next morning to open, he discovered the catastrophic damage and was forced to close temporarily for extensive repairs.
