Five Killed in Crash Resulting from Shooting

A total of five people died in a crash caused by a drive-by shooting early this morning.

A witness in the truck says the attack resulted from a brawl between one of its passengers with someone at a pub.

Three of the victims were identified as Somchai Sitthipong, Worrawuth Wicchupanyapong, and Arom Saelao.

The incident also injured two other people.

Four men were first sent to Bangpakok and Ratburana hospitals for medical treatment and two of them later died.

The shooting took place at the entrance of Soi Suksawas 23, just 1.5 meter from Bangpakok Hospital.

Investigators said they found ammunition rounds and two 9 millimeter-caliber bullets in the sedan believed to be carrying the gunman.

They also found two bullet holes on the left side of the pickup truck.

A witness who was a passenger in the truck said it was carrying 10 friends from a pub on Rama III Road.

The witness said one of his friends had a quarrel with a group of revelers at the pub before their truck was shot more than 10 times by a gunman.

He believes the shooting was a result of the brawl.

He said the attack caused the truck to crash into a tree.

Investigators are now in the process of identifying and searching for the six in the suspected sedan for interrogation.