Death Railway site drivers face B10,000 fines

National park officials stand near a sign explaining the history of the Neekey railway station, a restricted area inside Khao Laem National Park in Kanchanaburi. There are also signs warning people not to throw garbage in the area. (Photo: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)

The tourists who drove their cars onto the site of a former Death Railway station in Kanchanaburi will be fined 10,000 baht each and could face other legal action, the head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Tuesday.

Atthapol Charoenchansa made the comment after images circulating on social media showed a group of people driving vehicles into the Neekey railway station site within Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district. The site is considered both environmentally sensitive and off-limits to the public.