Train derails in Udon Thani, 10 injured

The Nong Khai-bound train’s three cars went off track in Moo Mon sub-district at 5.30am, with one bogie plunging into a railway-side ditch, after it had left Bangkok at 6.20pm Monday. Among the injured, eight were passengers while two were railway employees.

Udon Thani train station head Sukhum Suwancharoen said that the train with a total of five cars reached Udon Thani station at 5.10am before it derailed while heading towards Nong Khai. While railway officials were investigating the scene for cause of derailment, the passengers were accommodated by bus to reach Nong Khai Station which was 50 kilometers away.

The Nation