{
  "id": 8454266,
  "title": "Phuket concrete truck driver shot dead on his way home, co-worker held",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/phuket-concrete-truck-driver-shot-dead-on-his-way-home-co-worker-held",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-concrete-truck-driver-shot-dead-on-his-way-home-co-worker-held"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a tragic incident in Phuket, a 32-year-old concrete mixer driver named Kittiphit Chinda was shot dead while riding his motorbike home from work on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang. The fatal gunshot to the right temple took place on the night of Wednesday, 17th September. Kittiphit succumbed to his injuries at the scene, near the northbound lanes close to the airport underpass.\n\nThalang Police swiftly traced and apprehended a 34-year-old co-worker, Sommai, who was later identified as the individual who fired the fatal shot. Sommai, who also worked for the same concrete company as Kittiphit, lives in Pa Khlok, also in Thalang. Law enforcement officers questioned Sommai and held him in custody while the investigation progressed. Forensic officers collected crucial evidence in the form of gunshot residue samples for further analysis.\n\nSubsequently, investigators led Sommai to Bang Sai Yamu Beach in Pa Khlok, where they searched for the firearm believed to have been concealed after the shooting. However, the gun remains elusive to date. Sommai has been charged with homicide, illegal possession of a firearm, and carrying a firearm in public. The Thalang Police are still striving to uncover the motive behind the senseless killing.",
  "summary": "A concrete mixer driver has been shot dead while riding his motorbike home from work in Phuket, and a colleague from the same company has already been arrested over the killing. 32 year old Kittiphit Chinda was shot once in the right temple on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang. He died at the scene, beside … The story Phuket concrete truck driver shot dead on his way home, co-worker held as seen on…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}