Van Driver Apologizes for Tailgating and Flashing Ambulance Transporting Patient, Claims He Was Rushing to Bank Before Closing
An ambulance driver in Nakhon Ratchasima reported being aggressively tailgated and harassed by a van driver on May 13, who later apologized, claiming he was rushing to reach a bank before closing time.
A Facebook user named Wuttipong Thukhunthod posted a video complaining about a van driver who tailgated, flashed high beams, and honked at an ambulance transporting a patient in Dan Khun Thot District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province at 3:19 PM on a busy street with heavy traffic and traffic lights.
On May 14, 2025, emergency medical driver Wuttipong Thukhunthod reported that the incident occurred on May 13 while he was driving an emergency ambulance transporting a patient from Luang Pho Khun Parithat Hospital in Dan Khun Thot District to a home in Phan Chana Subdistrict, Dan Khun Thot District.
While passing through the busy community market area with traffic lights, a van began tailgating him, flashing high beams and honking to request passage. The van continuously attempted to overtake from the area in front of Luang Pho Khun Parithat Technical College, flashing lights and honking repeatedly, attempting to weave around the ambulance and nearly colliding with it.
Despite the ambulance traveling at approximately 80 kilometers per hour on a congested road, the van continued following him, eventually overtaking and then tailgating other vehicles along the entire route, creating extreme fear among other drivers. The van continued tailgating the ambulance near the return route entrance to the bus station and then followed him all the way to Krung Thai Bank's Dan Khun Thot branch, where it finally turned into the bank's parking lot.
Wuttipong considered this behavior highly inappropriate and dangerous, as there was a patient in the ambulance at serious risk of accident. He expressed concern about how to evade such aggressive tailgating on congested roads and attempted to create space but the driver continued aggressive tailgating.
Latest developments: The van driver contacted him at 9 PM that evening to apologize, explaining that he was rushing to complete a bank transaction before the bank closed, admitting his actions were inappropriate due to impatience.
Wuttipong wanted to warn other drivers that such behavior is dangerous and risks rear-end collisions. He urged drivers to show compassion for patients in emergency vehicles, whether seriously or mildly injured, and to give way to ambulances and emergency vehicles, as each transport is literally a matter of life and death.
