Three Students Jump From Van After Teacher Drives Erratically
Three junior secondary students jumped from a van driven by their intoxicated teacher after he drove erratically on a return trip from a boxing tournament in Sri Saket Province.
A teacher brought three junior secondary students to compete in a provincial boxing tournament selection. On the return trip, the teacher appeared intoxicated, driving in circles through the same area multiple times and swerving dangerously close to other vehicles. Fearing an accident, the students decided to jump from the vehicle for their safety.
At 7:30 p.m. on August 16, 2025, officers from Muang Sri Saket Police Station in Sri Saket Province received a report of three male youths needing assistance near a rice mill on the Sri Saket-Kantharalak road. Upon arrival, police found the three students inside the Bangsaorhot Chaiyame Rice Mill Company, Sri Saket branch, where company security staff were helping them charge their phones and contact their parents. The three were junior secondary students and school boxers from an institution in Sri Saket Province. Their teacher had accompanied them to an international boxing competition for provincial selection but appeared intoxicated on the return journey.
The students explained that during the drive home, the teacher appeared to have consumed alcohol and was intoxicated. He drove the vehicle in circles repeatedly through the same area and swerved across lanes, nearly colliding with other cars several times. Feeling frightened and fearing an accident, they decided to exit the vehicle for safety. The vehicle was a small pickup truck with a roof structure resembling a school shuttle. After jumping from the van, the students sought help from the rice mill's security staff to report the incident to police and contact the teacher in another district for pickup. Following police investigation and coordination with relevant parties, the teacher arrived and took the three students home safely.
