CrazyExpat Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Death toll increases in the train derailment in Hua Hin. Now at least 10 people have died. (AP) A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near the coastal Thai city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said. The train jumped the tracks as it approached a station before dawn near the popular resort on the Gulf of Thailand during a journey from the southern city of Trang to the capital, Bangkok, said Police Lt. Col. Udom Chainoom. Ten people were killed and 88 injured, said Yuthana Thapcharoen, head of the State Railways of Thailand. Of those injured, 22 were hospitalized. All of those killed were Thais, Udom said. One foreigner, suffering broken ribs and other injuries, was undergoing an operation, said Chatree Charoencheewakun, director of the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand. Four other foreigners suffered minor injuries. Their nationalities were not immediately known. About a half-dozen of the train's 16 cars derailed in the accident, Yuthana said. He declined to comment on media speculation that the accident was caused by a malfunctioning railway switch. "We regret the loss of life and we are investigating the cause of the incident," he said. "We are investigating everything from the condition of the track, the switch system, the weather conditions and possible human error." For the rest of the story, go to: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/05/world/main5363110.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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