Thailand: Broken railway signal, lack of gate blamed for deadly accident in Chachoengsao


Picture courtesy of The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network.

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The tragic accident on Sunday in Chachoengsao province that left 18 people dead on Sunday, when a train rammed into a tourist bus, stemmed from a broken crossing signal and the lack of the gate, the Department of Rail Transport said on Monday.

High-ranking officials, including Pichet Kunadhamraks, the department’s deputy direct-general, and Nirut Maneephan, governor of the State Railway of Thailand, visited the accident site.

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