Police Resolve Hostage Situation Involving Child Under Yommarat Flyover

Key summary

On 24 October 2026, police forces in Bangkok successfully ended a hostage incident beneath the Yommarat flyover. The event occurred on Phetchaburi Road in the Ratchathewi district, under the jurisdiction of the Phaya Thai Police Station. An alert was received by the Bangkok radio centre at 10:20 am via Police TV. Responding officers and volunteers from the Phaya Thai rescue team arrived at the scene where a man was reported to be holding a child at knifepoint with a knife pressed against the child's throat. Negotiations were initiated immediately upon arrival. Initial reports from Police TV identified the child as belonging to the suspect, though this information was noted as preliminary and the child's sex was not specified in the initial account.