MP's brother under scrutiny for road rage attack

An elderly couple were injured when a BMW driven by a member of a prominent political family hit their pickup truck on Bangkok's eastern outer ring road in Pathum Thani province on Wednesday morning.

- AEKARACH SATTABURUTH WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

The injured people were identified as Prachak Duangyai, 65, and his wife, Somsri, 64. A dashboard camera showed the black pickup and the BMW leaving a toll plaza in Thanyaburi district simultaneously. As the number of lanes narrowed, the truck cut in front of the white BMW sedan, which then swerved and hit a barrier.

The BMW driver then chased after the pickup and gestured for it to stop. Ms Somsri said she and her husband apologised to the "furious" man but did not stop because they feared for their safety.

The BMW then pursued the truck and swerved in front of it, clipping the left front of the pickup. The impact sent the pickup crashing into a median barrier, where it stopped. The incident was captured on the dash camera of another vehicle.