Death due to collision at unguarded level crossing
It is a recurring problem in Thailand: accidents on unguarded railways. Yesterday it was hit in Surat Thani.
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Four dead in collision at railway crossing
And again a director must have thought: it is still possible, or he has not looked out of his head. Result: four killed in a collision between the Bangkok-Trang train and a car at an unguarded level crossing in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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Last week: Four collisions at level crossings
Not one accident happened at a level crossing last week, but that happened four times. Only the most serious on a resident-made transition in Khon Kaen made the papers. The other three accidents all happened on Wednesday.
Four killed in train-truck collision
Four people were killed and 4 injured in a collision between a truck and the Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai train yesterday morning. The collision took place at a level crossing made provisional by residents. Of these, there are 25 in the country.