Foreign National Killed by Train in Bang Lamung

A foreign man was killed after being struck by a special express train in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, on 30 May 2026. The fatal collision occurred near Ban Nong Ket Yai in Nong Pla Lai subdistrict and led to an immediate police and rescue response as authorities began investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.

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At approximately 5.00pm, Pol. Lt. Ratchapol Saneewong Na Ayutthaya, Deputy Investigation Inspector at Bang Lamung Police Station, received a report of a person being hit by a train. Police investigators, officers from the investigation unit and rescue personnel from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation Pattaya attended the scene.

A special express passenger train operating on the Bangkok-Chuk Samet route was found stopped on the railway line. Large numbers of local residents gathered nearby as emergency personnel examined the area.

Police believe the deceased was a foreign national aged between 30 and 40. He was wearing a blue football shirt of an English football club, black shorts and white trainers. Initial examinations found human remains scattered along more than 200 metres of track and rescue workers carried out a systematic search to recover body parts. The victim’s lower right leg and left hand could not immediately be located, but were later recovered in long grass.

Investigators also discovered a plastic bag beneath nearby bushes around 200 metres from the train. Inside were a mat and a plastic water bottle. Officers believe the items may have belonged to the deceased and collected them as evidence.

Train driver Peerapol Iamnoy told police he was travelling towards Bangkok when the man emerged from the grass at the side of the railway and stood directly in the train’s path with his back towards the approaching locomotive. He said he repeatedly sounded the horn, but the man did not move. Because the train was a special express service requiring a considerable braking distance, it could not stop in time and struck him.

A local resident identified only as Bee, 37, said she heard the train horn sounding continuously shortly before the collision. She told police that at approximately 3.55pm she had seen a foreign man matching the victim’s description walking alone past her shop with his head down and without speaking to anyone. After reviewing CCTV footage, she confirmed the clothing matched that of the deceased.

Police have not yet established the victim’s identity. The body was sent to the Police General Hospital Institute of Forensic Medicine for a post-mortem examination and identification. Investigators are continuing to gather witness statements, CCTV footage and other evidence as the investigation continues.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now Amarin 31 May 2026