Gaybutton Posted November 29, 2006 Posted November 29, 2006 PHICHIT, Nov 27 (TNA) About 130 passengers including a number of foreign tourists were injured when a State Railway of Thailand sprinter train crashed into another SRT train carrying passengers to the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in the northern province of Chiang Mai early Monday morning. About 20 passengers were severely injured and taken to hospitals. The accident, which paralysed all train services on the northern route, occurred in a remote area in Taphan Hin district of Phichit province. Rescue workers walked about five kilometres to transport the injured for emergency medical treatment. Officials are working to fix the railway track and clear the wreckage of the derailed train. Train service is expected to resume Monday afternoon. According to the initial investigation, the special service train bound for the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 stopped, waiting for permission to park at a station. It was then hit by a Bangkok-Chiang Mai sprinter train. Three cars of the special service train derailed and more than hundred passengers on both trains were injured. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (TNA)-E004 Quote
