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Monday, April 29, 2024

Mayor killed by train at railway crossing

The Toyota Fortuner rests jammed up against the front of the locomotive after being hit by a Trang-Bangkok express train at a railway crossing in Ban Nasan district, Surat Thani, on Monday night. The municipal mayor who was driving it was killed. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: The mayor of Nasan Municipality was killed when the SUV he was driving was hit by an express train at a railway crossing on Monday night.

A railway employee told police one of the barrier arms at the crossing had malfunctioned and failed to drop down.

The accident occurred about 8.17pm.

Express train 84 (Trang-Bangkok) hit the Toyota Fortuner driven by Kosol Sulathangkul, the mayor of Nasan township, Ban Nasan district, as it passed through the…

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