Picture from responders.

 

A collision occurred At 10.30 on September 17, when Special Express Train No. 40, traveling from Surat Thani to Bangkok, collided with a pickup truck at the Huamad railway crossing in Moo 5, Thung Luang Subdistrict, Lamae District, Chumphon Province. The collision resulted in the immediate deaths of three individuals at the scene.

 

Emergency response teams were promptly dispatched to the site of the accident. The following teams were mobilised, an ALS (Advanced Life Support) team from Lamae Hospital and a rescue team from the Lamae Subdistrict Municipality.

 

 

All 3 persons, one male and two females, in the pickup were pronounced dead at the scene. Responders checked there were no injuries on the train, which was allowed to continue with the journey after a delay.

The exact details of the cause of the collision, if the warning signals were working, if this was a legal crossing and further information about the victims are still under investigation by the relevant authorities.

 

-- 2024-09-17

 

Sadly this is not unusual.

Holy smokes. That truck disintegrated!

Looking at that damage to the pickup I'm surprised the train was allowed to continue. Air hoses, hydraulic lines etc. all OK??

UPDATE
 

Tragic Train Accident in Chumphon: Three Killed as Train Drags Pickup for 1 Kilometre

 

 

 

The train collided with a pickup truck, killing all three passengers inside, the impact dragged the vehicle over 1 kilometre before the train came to a stop.

 

Authorities found the bodies of the three victims, later identified as Ms. Chatjada Charoenjing (44), Mrs. Saijai Thaveesin (51), and Mr. Prajed Thaveesin (57), thrown from the pickup, approximately 100 metres from the crossing. About 1 kilometre from where the bodies were discovered, the remains of the white pickup were found mangled beyond recognition along the railway tracks. Police documented the scene while a Surathani-Bangkok Sprinter train sat motionless around 30-40 meters away, with railway staff awaiting questioning.

 

The crossing where the accident occurred lacked warning signals or barriers and is on a narrow dirt road, and vehicles must exercise extreme caution when crossing. 
 

-- 2024-09-17