Runaway train crash studied
NZPA-Reuter Bangkok Carelessness was probably responsible for six locomotives crashing into Bangkok’s main railway station, killing seven people, says the Thai Communications Minister, Banharn Silpo-Archa. “Intention, sabotage or carelessness are possible (causes of the crash),” Mr Banham said on television last evening. “We are still investigating. I think it was carelessness ... but my thought might not be right”
The string of locomotives hurtled 6km down a line from a repair yard to Hua Lumpong station. They sped through level crossings, hitting a taxi and a motor-cycle. Four ploughed through buffers and into the station just after most people had been cleared from the platforms. The other two stayed on the track. One locomotive ended up on its side near the main entrance of the waiting hall, which is normally filled with people. The hall contains magazine and food kiosks and pushcarts. Railway workers said the locomotives had been hitched together in the repair yard, and that only one had its motor running.
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