PHETCHABURI: A woman was killed and two other people seriously injured when their car collided with a train at an unguarded level crossing in Khao Yoi district on Thursday night.
The crash occurred near a bridge being built over railway tracks in Huay Rong village, said Pol Lt Col Narong Phraibua, investigation chief of Khao Yoi police.
The accident was reported at 10.50pm, according to the Sawang Sanphet rescue foundation Facebook page.
Police and rescue workers who rushed to the scene found a crushed Toyota Vios with Ayutthaya licence plates upended against the bridge’s beam supports.
The dead woman, identified as Thitichaya Yaemkesorn, 21, of Ratchaburi province, had reportedly been thrown from the vehicle.
Rescuers had to cut two injured men out of the wreckage before taking them to hospital. They were identified as the driver, Theerayuth Khuenta, 39, and…
