Singaporean man falls off Bangkok viaduct after fleeing taxi新加坡男子逃避出租车后从曼谷高架桥坠落
A Singaporean man was seriously injured after falling from a viaduct in Thailand on Monday (Oct 26).According to Thai traffic radio station FM91, the 30-year-old exited a taxi that was travelling along an expressway in Bangkok.The taxi driver told the radio station that he had picked up the Singaporean passenger from Suvarnabhumi Airport.The cabby was instructed to keep driving, without...
A Singaporean man was seriously injured after falling from a viaduct in Thailand on Monday (Oct 26).
According to Thai traffic radio station FM91, the 30-year-old exited a taxi that was travelling along an expressway in Bangkok.
The taxi driver told the radio station that he had picked up the Singaporean passenger from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The cabby was instructed to keep driving, without any destination specified.
When they reached the Si Rat Expressway, the man appeared to be "agitated" as he repeatedly demanded for the taxi driver to stop.
After the cabby pulled over, the passenger opened the taxi's door and ran onto the expressway.
The driver said that he attempted to follow the man and convince him to return to the taxi, but the man ignored his pleas.
When he lost sight of the man, the cabby reported the incident to FM91's emergency assistance service at around 12.43pm.
Traffic police, alerted by the radio station, later found a man who had fallen off the viaduct into a public park below and sustained serious injuries.
The man had climbed over a barrier before falling from the expressway, Thai media reported.
He was identified as a Singaporean and was taken to a nearby hospital by emergency responders.
Local police are investigating the incident and working with the Singapore Embassy in Thailand for the next steps.
AsiaOne has reached out to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Embassy in Thailand for more information.
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周一（10月26日），一名新加坡男子在泰国从高架桥上坠落，身受重伤。
据泰国交通广播电台 FM91 报道，这名 30 岁的男子从一辆行驶在曼谷高速公路上的出租车里下来。
出租车司机告诉电台，他是在素万那普机场接的这位新加坡乘客。
出租车司机被指示继续行驶，但没有指定目的地。
当他们到达西拉高速公路时，这名男子显得“激动不已”，他反复要求出租车司机停车。
出租车司机靠边停车后，乘客打开车门跑上了高速公路。
司机说他试图跟上那名男子，劝他回到出租车上，但那名男子置之不理。
当出租车司机跟丢了那名男子后，他于下午 12 点 43 分左右向 FM91 紧急援助服务部门报告了这起事件。
交通警察接到电台的报警后，发现一名男子从高架桥上坠入下方公园，身受重伤。
据泰国媒体报道，该男子翻越护栏后从高速公路坠落。
他被确认为新加坡公民，并被急救人员送往附近医院。
当地警方正在调查这起事件，并与新加坡驻泰国大使馆合作，商讨下一步措施。
AsiaOne已联系泰国外交部和新加坡驻泰国大使馆以获取更多信息。
laili.abdeen@asiaone.com