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Street race challenge turns violent

BANGKOK – A technical college student took refuge at a hospital when his car was fired upon by another teenager with a gun after an illegal street race on Wednesday morning.

Police were told by staff at Krung Siam Saint Carlos hospital that Amornthep Kirinpradol, 22, drove his car into the hospital grounds and asked for help.

Mr Amornthep, a third year student at a well-known technical college, told police that the driver of another sedan flashed his headlights at him, indicating a challenge to race his car, when he drove out of his home heading to  college.

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  • rontorre

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    Discussion 2 : 02 Jan 2013 at 20.432

    d1 wheat you are referring to, most were shot in gunfights with a reason, such as they had done something they should have not dome., and there was no local law enforcement, and it was a face to face one on one challenge.

  • barryw

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    Discussion 1 : 02 Jan 2013 at 19.261

    Wasn't the US like this 100 years ago, in the wild wild west? Gun fights and people being shot for no reason.

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