Chiang Mai train bound for Bangkok derails
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A Bangkok-bound train from Chiang Mai derailed in Lampang yesterday morning, but there were no casualties.
Somchai Kongchuensin, a senior official of the State Railway of Thailand, said there were 80 passengers on the train at the time of the accident.
He said the derailment happened at 6.35am in Lampang’s Hang Chat district. More than 50 officials and engineers rushed to the scene to put the diesel locomotive back on its tracks. More than three hours passed before the locomotive and its 10 carriages were ready to resume operations.
A new locomotive was coupled at the next station to bring the 10 carriages to Bangkok.
Somchai said relevant officials would investigate the derailment further to determine the exact cause.
