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Article: Preliminary probe shows carelessness might have caused train derailment in Thailand
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 6, 2009
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Preliminary probe shows carelessness might have caused train
derailment in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Preliminary investigation showed
that carelessness of the driver might have caused to a train
derailment early Monday morning in the southern resort town Hua Hin
that killed at least seven passengers and injured 88 others, the
State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said Tuesday.
Eight of the carriages of the Bangkok-bound train derailed in
heavy rains at about 4:45 a.m. local time at Khao Tao Station, some
200 km south of Bangkok.
SRT governor Yuthana Thapcharoen said investigation showed train
was running at 105 km per hour as the accident occurred, Thai News
Agency reported.
If the ...