Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Electric Car Crashes Into Bangkok Shrine, Injuring Three
An electric car crashed into a shrine in Bangkok’s Chinatown.
The crash happened on Thursday afternoon.
Three people were hurt, and two were reportedly seriously injured.
Emergency workers took the injured people to a hospital.
Witnesses said the elderly driver may have fainted while driving.
They said the car then moved forward and hit people inside the shrine.
Some parts of the shrine and its objects were damaged.
The main Guanyin statue was not damaged.
Police are investigating what caused the crash.
An electric sedan crashed into the Guanyin Shrine on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok around 1 p.m. Thursday.
Three people were injured, with two reportedly suffering serious injuries and all three taken to hospital.
Witnesses said the elderly driver may have lost consciousness because of an underlying high-blood-pressure-related condition.
The vehicle reportedly accelerated unintentionally and struck people inside the shrine.
The crash damaged shrine objects and parts of its structure, but the main Guanyin statue remained undamaged.
- Who
- An elderly driver and three people inside the shrine were involved; the three shrine visitors were injured.
- What
- An electric sedan crashed into the Guanyin Shrine and struck people inside.
- When
- Around 1 p.m. on Thursday.
- Where
- The Guanyin Shrine at the Thian Fah Foundation on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown.
- Why
- Witnesses reportedly said the driver lost consciousness, possibly because of an underlying health condition, causing the car to accelerate unintentionally.
- Injured
- Three people; two reportedly suffered serious injuries.
- Vehicle
- An electric sedan.
- Location
- Guanyin Shrine, Thian Fah Foundation, Yaowarat Road, Bangkok Chinatown.
- Time
- Around 1 p.m. Thursday.
- Reported cause
- The driver allegedly lost consciousness and unintentionally pressed the accelerator.
- Property damage
- Some shrine objects and parts of the structure were damaged.
- Statue condition
- The main Guanyin statue remained undamaged.