1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidentsA man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok. Police arrived to find the man, aged 40-50, lying dead near the rail track. According to a police investigation, the train from Bangkok was heading for Khon Kaen when the driver saw the man trip and fall over the rail track. The train driver told police and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) investigators that he saw the man placing both legs across the rail track from a distance away, but was unable to stop the train in time. The driver said that after he brought the train to a halt and investigated, the man was still alive.

Source: Bangkok Post July 31, 2022 05:25 UTC