PATTAYA, Thailand – A pickup truck driver escaped injury after a group of youths on motorcycles allegedly threw a homemade ping-pong bomb at his vehicle while he was driving home in the early hours of November 7. Police at Nongprue Police Station received a report at 4.06am of an explosive device being thrown at a vehicle on the railway-side road between Soi Khao Noi and Khao Talo in east Pattaya area.
Officers found a white Isuzu D-Max pickup belonging to 32-year-old Theeraphan Sae-lao. The driver’s side of the vehicle had sustained minor damage from flying fragments. Pieces of what appeared to be a homemade ping-pong bomb were also found at the scene and collected as evidence.
Theeraphan told police he was driving back to his accommodation when he noticed a group of youths on motorcycles following behind him. A loud explosion suddenly rang out, frightening him and prompting him to stop and inspect his vehicle.
Fortunately, he was not injured. He suspected the incident involved the group of youths riding past him. Police advised the driver to file a formal complaint at Nongprue Police Station. Investigators are checking CCTV footage from the surrounding area in an effort to identify and locate those responsible.
