Train crew killed by railway crossing truck collision

The wrecked truck trailer and its cassava chip cargo, hurled into the trackside canal when hit by a train at a railway crossing in Muang district, Udon Thani, on Monday night. The train driver and engineer were killed. (Photo: Rescuemetha28 Foundation)

UDON THANI: The train driver and the engineer were killed when their train hit an 18-wheel trailer truck at a railway crossing in Muang district of this northeastern province on Monday night, police said.

The accident occurred at the crossing near Ban Chan intersection in Muang district. Rapid train No134 (Nong Khai-Bangkok) hit the truck about 7.45pm, Pol Capt Narasak Nonthabut, a Muang duty officer, said.