All foreign tourists safe - Truck - train collision in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA, 29 May 2015 (NNT) - The Langkawi Express Train No.954, which was a Kuala Lumpur - Hat Yai transnational train, collided with a cement mixer truck near Ban Rai, Moo 5, in Banpru area, Hat Yai, Songkhla on Thursday afternoon.

The train driver and all passengers who were mostly foreigners were safe while a 31-year-old truck driver was slightly injured and now hospitalized at Songkhlanagarind Hospital.

According to preliminary investigation, the Songkhla-registered truck No. 82-2970 operated by Warasiri Concrete Co., Ltd. was running across rail track which usually had no traffic barrier.

He might not have a look carefully that the train was coming with high speed, ending up with the collision. The truck was knocked to the trackside ditch; however, there were no serious injuries and deaths in the accident as the train hit with the bottom of the truck.

After the accident, Hat Yai authorities had to replace the damaged locomotive of the train with a new one so that the train could take all passengers to their destination at Hat Yai Station.


-- NNT 2015-05-29

"......authorities had to replace the damaged locomotive of the train with a new one....."

In this sentence "new" is a relative term.

"......authorities had to replace the damaged locomotive of the train with a new one....."

In this sentence "new" is a relative term.

Another rather than new I'd say , Than Langkawi express motors along as well

"......authorities had to replace the damaged locomotive of the train with a new one....."

In this sentence "new" is a relative term.

Another rather than new I'd say , Than Langkawi express motors along as well

Mainly because from Pedang Besar to points south it uses a Malaysian loco.

Is the truck driver at large?

..coz it would be a let down if indeed he stayed on the scene.

If you'd made it to the second paragraph you'd see that he's been injured and taken to hospital.

"......authorities had to replace the damaged locomotive of the train with a new one....."

In this sentence "new" is a relative term.

Another rather than new I'd say , Than Langkawi express motors along as well

Mainly because from Pedang Besar to points south it uses a Malaysian loco.

Yes very true it does also new double track in Malaysia

lucky no one was seriously injured, it also doesnt say how long the passengers had to wait, my guess would be days. i bet the food vendors selling ice cream who come out of no where had a good day or two.

<<was running across rail track which usually had no traffic barrier>>....... Amazing, most of the population are reading this news on 3g smartphones that railway crossings...... Oh, never mind.

the locomotive engine was replaced with a new one I doubt it was damaged to that degree it was most probably replaced with another engine .

All Safe....keep on coming all foreigners!

"that the train was coming with high speed"..

<<was running across rail track which usually had no traffic barrier>>....... Amazing, most of the population are reading this news on 3g smartphones that railway crossings...... Oh, never mind.

There is concrete evidence to prove the truck driver failed to look both ways before crossing the unguarded tracks. That evidence ended up in a ditch.