Experts work to extricate the
victims after their car was struck by a State Railway of Thailand train at
an unmarked crossing in Nong Sadao in Banglamung District.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Two people were seriously injured when a State Railway of Thailand
train hit their car in Nong Sadao in Banglamung District.
Yom Thiensri, 50, and her son, Surawut Thiensri, 20, were both in critical
condition at Banglamung Hospital following the Oct. 28 accident in Moo 4
village.
Their Toyota Vios was hit as it crossed in front of a Bangkok-Plutaluang
train, which suffered minor damage in the collision. Witnesses said the
grade crossing had no lights or barriers.
The truck-train collision was the fourth in Thailand last week. Six people
were killed and 21 others seriously injured in collisions in Khon Kaen,
Phitsanulok and Petchaburi.
The Transport Ministry estimates there are 584 railway crossings built
throughout the kingdom by locals without coordination with the State Railway
of Thailand. The SRT said it needs 3 billion baht to improve safety at more
than 900 crossings countrywide.
