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Seven dead in Thai train derailment (Roundup)
Oct 5, 2009, 9:22 GMT
Bangkok - A passenger train derailed Monday in southern Thailand, killing seven people and injuring 46 others including six foreigners, railway officials said.
The accident occurred during a heavy rainstorm at 4:42 am at Khao Tao district in Prachuab Khiri Khan province, about 130 kilometres south-west of Bangkok, State Railways of Thailand (SRT) spokeswoman Montakarn Sivirat said.
None of the foreigners were seriously injured, Montakarn said. Traffic on the route will be shut down until Tuesday.
SRT Governor Youdtana Tupchaoren said it will take five days to determine the cause of the accident. He said he suspected the accident was the result of either human error or heavy rains.
Twelve of the train's 14 compartments fell off the tracks in the rainstorm. The train was travelling from Trang province, a popular tourist destination on the Andaman Sea coast, to Bangkok.
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