Picture courtesy of Naewna.

 

A man was killed after being struck by a train in Udon Thani province on the morning of 18 July, prompting eerie speculation among locals about supernatural forces at play. The incident occurred near an old cemetery site where previous fatalities have sparked rumours of a ghost seeking a “soul substitute”.

 

Emergency services were alerted at around 09.00, by railway staff who had received reports from a passerby. Upon arrival, police from Nakha Sub-Station and rescue volunteers from the Udon Thani Dharma Foundation found the body of a man with severe head injuries and a broken neck.

 

The victim was later identified as Mr. Suwit 49, a security officer with the War Veterans Organisation of Thailand. He was carrying fishing gear, including a homemade electric fish shocker. His body was taken to a local hospital for storage, as he was believed to have no immediate family.

 

Mr. Wichian “Chian” Arsanok 74, a local resident, told police that the victim was known in the area as a quiet man who had been living in a makeshift shelter on a nearby vacant lot. Chian added that the area beside the tracks was once an old graveyard, including a section used for child burials. Two previous fatalities had occurred along this same stretch of rail, fuelling village folklore.

 

“Some people believe this ghost of the cemetery pushes victims into the path of oncoming trains, claiming a new soul so it can be reborn,” said Chian. “I personally don’t believe in such things, but I won’t disrespect them either. Who knows?”

 

Railway crossing guard Mr. Palangtham Moudklang said he first received a report from the driver of the Bangkok–Nong Khai train No. 25, who believed he had hit “either a person or a metal container” around 06.00. No body was found during the initial check. It wasn’t until 09.00 that construction workers passing by spotted the corpse and alerted staff again.

 

Police Lieutenant Colonel Chana Srimarit, the investigating officer, stated that the man was likely fishing in the wetlands adjacent to the tracks and lost his balance on the uneven gravel near the railway. “The train may have caused a vacuum of air that pulled him into its path,” he said. “The injuries were concentrated to the head, consistent with being struck at close range.”

 

Whether the victim simply lost his footing or became part of a darker tale of “spiritual substitution”, one thing remains certain, tragedy has once again visited the tracks at Ban Nong Dae.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Naewna 2025-07-19

 

 

 

 

two ghosts now

Thailand is the land with the most ghosts.  I see many possessed people too on motorcycles.. It seems they don't see anything look like hypnotized never slowing down always driving the same speed and never see other traffic. Probably this man too and many others just didn't look left and right before crossing...Nothing about ghosts

Let's call it stupidity.

Casper ?

 

 

Theyre hardly high speed trains, must have lost footing.

Maybe he was in zombie mode. I see that a lot. 

If there were spirit's involved it was the type residing in a glass bottle.

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

If there were spirit's involved it was the type residing in a glass bottle.

RIP Mr. Wichian “Chian” Arsanok as for the spirit theory I suspect edwinchester comment above would be nearer the mark