White Toyota Fortuner Opens Fire on Motorcycle Rider in Bangkok

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was shot twice in critical condition on Nawamin Road after being pursued by a white Toyota Fortuner. Emergency responders performed CPR before rushing him to hospital. His companion says he does not know the attackers.

At 2:30 a.m. on August 24, 2025, police hotline 191 received a report of a gunshot victim on Nawamin Road near Phothikaew intersection in Nawamin subdistrict, Bueng Kum district, Bangkok. Officers from three police stations, the Erawan Emergency Medical Center Bangkok, and volunteers from the Por Tek Tung Foundation Foundation rushed to the scene near Nawamin Soi 58, where they found a white Bangkok-registered motorcycle and an injured man identified as Thanadol (surname withheld), 23 years old, wearing a black long-sleeved jacket, light brown shorts, and a full-face black helmet.

The victim sustained two gunshot wounds to the chest and left side of his body in critical condition. Paramedics performed CPR for approximately 30 minutes before transporting him to hospital.

According to his companion's account, the two had been riding the motorcycle for a delivery job via an app before heading home in the Happy Land area. As they passed the Presat Monkij intersection and turned onto Nawamin Road, a white Toyota Fortuner with unknown license plates began pursuing them. At the Phothikaew intersection, the Fortuner pulled alongside and lowered the rear left window. A man in the back seat then opened fire, firing two to three shots that struck Thanadol before the Fortuner accelerated away.

The companion managed to stop the motorcycle and seek help. He stated: "I can confirm I have never had any conflict with and do not know the people inside the Fortuner, and I have no idea why we were chased and shot at."

Police are reviewing CCTV footage and actively pursuing the white Toyota Fortuner as described by witnesses to investigate further and proceed with criminal charges.