Passenger kills self after shooting on bus in Phuket

• Published date: 10 February 2023
• Publication title: Bangkok Post

Two people were injured when a male passenger fired two shots on a minibus on the Phuket-Phatthalung route on Friday morning before taking his own life.

The shooting happened about one kilometre from the Phuket bus terminal where the bus just left.

Police received a report of the shooting by a Thai man, aged about 30, while he was still on the bus.

According to witnesses, two gunshots were heard on the bus. Passengers rushed off the bus soon after the driver stopped the vehicle.

The shooting happened about one kilometre from the Phuket bus terminal where the bus just left.

Police received a report of the shooting by a Thai man, aged about 30, while he was still on the bus.

According to witnesses, two gunshots were heard on the bus. Passengers rushed off the bus soon after the driver stopped the vehicle.

The injured - a man and a woman - were among nine passengers on board.

The bus driver told police that the gunman...