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Dozens injured after head-on collision between passenger train and cargo train

2020-02-24 12 Dailymotion

Dozens of people were injured tonight (February 24) in a head-on collision between a passenger train and a cargo train. <br /><br />The two vehicles smashed into each other at around 6:40pm local time in Ratchaburi, central Thailand. <br /><br />Initial reports from the scene suggested a signal error for the crash.<br /><br />Officials said there were 258 passengers onboard the diesel train when it hit the cargo train travelling from Bangkok to Hat Yai in the south of the country.<br /><br />Deputy Governor of Ratchaburi Kiatisak Trongsiri said at least ten people were rushed immediately to hospital. <br /><br />He said: ''The freight train has derailed and we are working to clear the tracks. A signal fault is the most probable cause of accident but we need to investigate more.''<br /><br />The conductor of one of the trains, Pakorn Mananan, 37, was identified one of those seriously injured.

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