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eight dead as train derails in Hua Hun

By k on October 5, 2009

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BANGKOK, Oct 5 (TNA) – A crowded passenger train route number 84 Bangkok-Trang which was enroute from the southern province of Trang to Bangkok was derailed at Thailand’s resort town of Hua Hin in Prachuab Khiri Kan, killing at least eight passengers, while scores of others were injured.

Six of the train’s 16 carriages derailed about 100 metres from Khao Tao Station in Hua Hin early Monday morning in heavy rain.

Some carriages were blocking the track and the locomotive was badly damaged. Eight persons were found dead at the scene and more than 70 passengers were injured and transferred to nearby hospitals.

The State Railways of Thailand southern route trains were temporarily suspended because of the incident, leaving many passengers stranded.

The cause of the derailment is not yet known, but it was believed that damaged rails may be at fault. (TNA)

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