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No casualties as barge sinks in Chao Phraya

No casualties as barge sinks in Chao Phraya

A barge carrying a backhoe sank early yesterday in the middle of Chao Phraya River |in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district. There were no casualties.

The accident happened 40 metres off the Phuchao Saming Prai shore of Wat Laem about half an hour past midnight. The four people on board told police that the barge carried a Sumitomo backhoe and a 25-tonne crane as well as some construction tools. It was heading towards Sor Daeng Kanchang Co in Bangkok’s Rama 3 area. The barge sailed past a boat carrying oil but was hit by huge waves. The lighter vessel swayed violently and sank while people on board jumped off and swam to the shores of Wat Laem community.

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