Police and rescue workers are searching for the remains of a person who was killed after being struck by a train on a railway bridge crossing Khlong Chiang Rak in Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani, on 5 June.

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Officers from Khlong Luang Police Station were alerted to the fatal collision and attended the scene with forensic doctors from Thammasat University Hospital and volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation. The incident occurred on the railway tracks near Khlong Chiang Rak in Moo 18, Khlong Nueng subdistrict.

At the scene, authorities found a severed right leg on the railway track along with a blue shirt. Parts of skull and brain matter was also discovered in the area. However, the victim’s torso and other body parts had not been located.

Investigators said the search was complicated by dense, overgrown grass and water, beneath the railway bridge. A pair of black shoes was found on the bridge, together with a bottle of water, which may assist with the investigation.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Montri Khong-art, an inspector with Khlong Luang Police Station, said officers responded after receiving reports that a train had struck a person, leaving only a leg visible at the scene. Upon arrival, they confirmed the presence of the severed limb and other small human remains.

Authorities have not yet determined whether the deceased was male or female. Rescue workers have been tasked with conducting a thorough search of the surrounding area in an effort to locate additional remain parts.

Police and forensic specialists are also working to establish the identity of the victim. Further examination and evidence collection will be required before investigators can determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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UPDATE

Body Found After Train Collision Search in Pathum Thani

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The search for the victim of a fatal train collision in Pathum Thani has ended after rescue workers located the man’s body in dense vegetation beside the railway tracks near Khlong Chiang Rak, hours after only partial remains were discovered at the scene.

Police were called back to the railway line in Moo 18, Khlong Nueng subdistrict, Khlong Luang district, on 5 June after additional remains were found hidden in thick grass near the canal. The discovery followed an extensive search prompted by an earlier investigation into a fatal train strike on the railway bridge crossing Khlong Chiang Rak.

Officers found the body of a man lying face down in overgrown vegetation between the railway tracks and the canal. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and had suffered the loss of his right leg. No identification documents or other official papers were found on the body.

Investigators believe the victim was a man aged between 30 and 40 years old, although his identity has not yet been confirmed. The body was discovered after rescue volunteers coordinated with railway officials to clear dense vegetation beneath the bridge, where they suspected the force of the collision may have thrown the victim.

According to Sergeant Major Chatchai Jadrit of the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, initial responders who attended the scene before dawn found only a severed right leg, a blue shirt and human remains scattered on the railway track. The victim’s body could not be located during the first search because of the thick undergrowth surrounding the area.

Rescue workers later requested assistance from Chiang Rak railway station, and railway staff used grass-cutting equipment to clear the area. The operation led to the discovery of the victim’s body several hours later.

Police identified the train involved as Express Train No. 52 travelling from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat. The train driver told investigators that the train had already reduced speed while approaching the area when the man suddenly moved into its path at close range, leaving insufficient distance to stop.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Siroj Naepnian, Deputy Investigation Superintendent at Khlong Luang Police Station, documented the scene before ordering the body to be transferred to the Institute of Forensic Science at Thammasat University Hospital for a post-mortem examination and DNA analysis.

Naewna reported that investigators are now reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding area and checking missing persons reports in an effort to identify the victim and notify relatives. The investigation remains ongoing.

Adapted by ASEAN Now Naewna 5 June 2026