GOING viral online is a video clip showing a motorcyclist hitting a female student at a pedestrian crossing on Ekachai road in Bang Khun Thian district seriously injuring her, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb. 4). The surveillance camera clip shows two students crossing the road and while other vehicles slowed down, this motorcycle
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Crane accident leads to house collapsing but neighbour survives miraculously
A CRANE operator in Khon Kaen dropped a prefabricated house he was shifting from one compound to another on a neighbouring house but fortunately a man who was within when his house got smashed miraculously survived, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 24). In malfunctioning and unable to carry the one-ton weight of the prefab
Read moreCar smashes through car park wall in dramatic crash
A CAR dangled precariously at a Rama IV road car park last night (Jan. 20) after the driver smashed through a wall upon accidently pressing the accelerator pedal while reaching for something at the back seat, PPTVHD36 said. The accident occurred at around 9 p.m. within a seven-storey car park at the Klong Toei
Read moreCrane falls on Rama II road killing one person
A CONSTRUCTION crane fell on Rama II road at 9.15 a.m. this morning (Jan. 15) crushing two vehicles with there being one fatality, Naewna newspaper said. According to the Fire & Rescue Facebook page the crane fell and hit the two vehicles in front of a hotel on the outbound side of the Samut
Read moreUpdate: Train accident death toll rises to 28 as rescue work is temporarily suspended
THE DEATH toll in the horrific accident at Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) this morning (Jan. 14) has risen to 28 with 79 injured but operation to rescue passengers of the train running from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchthani province that was hit by a crane falling from a bridge being built for high-speed rail project
Read more22 dead, 80 injured as crane falls on train
A CRANE used in the construction of a high-speed rail project fell on top of an express diesel train heading from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province with 208 passengers aboard just as it was passing Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) with latest death toll being 22 and around 80 people injured, Naewna newspaper said this
Read moreFrench tourist dies in Phuket as drunk driver hits 9 vehicles
THERE was chaos in Phuket at around noon today (Jan. 10) when an intoxicated man driving a luxury sedan slammed into nine vehicles as well as two tourists walking by a roadside leading to one of them, a Frenchman, later dying at the hospital, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the
Read moreMortar round fired accidently no need for evacuation: PM
AFTER A mortar round landed on Thai territory this morning (Jan. 6) injuring a soldier in Ubon Ratchathani province Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said relevant agencies had followed procedures stipulated in the agreements but as Cambodians had explained it was an accident it is not necessary for border residents to evacuate, PPTVHD36 said.
Read moreGPS leads trailer-truck laden with fireworks to canal fall
A TRAILER-TRUCK carrying over 25 tonnes of fireworks from Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi to Supanburi lost control and overturned as it plunged into a canal while following GPS directions and fortunately the driver and his wife were not injured, TV Channel 7 said late last night (Nov. 30). The accident occurred at a
Read more55 injured in multi-vehicle pileup
A MULTI-VEHICLE accident occurred on Bangkok’s Suk Sawat road at 9 p.m. last night (July 11) with this starting by a trailer-truck slamming into a bus and leading to 55 people being injured, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Narasak Wongpota, deputy chief for investigation at Rat Burana station, quickly took a team to
Read moreSon in state of shock after car hits mum killing her instantly
A THAI man is in a state of shock after his vehicle hit his 75-year-old mother as she waited to give alms to monks outside a temple in Udon Thani early this morning (July 11) killing her instantly, Amarin TV said. Upon being alerted of this accident a police team from Non Sung station,
Read more13 hurt as construction site frame collapses
A METAL frame at a building being built in Bangkok’s Minburi district collapsed at 7.55 p.m. this evening (July 6) injuring 13 people, Amarin TV and Phra Ram Radio Centre said. This construction site is in Soi Nimit Mai 6, Nimit Mai road, Min Buri subdistrict, with a team from Bang Chan Fire and
Read moreDrunk foreigner sleeping on Pattaya road hit by car
A SWEDISH man who was heavily intoxicated and fell asleep on the road in front of a Pattaya entertainment venue got hit on his head by a car that drove there to pick up a passenger in the wee hours of this morning (June 20), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Wuttinan Kongdee, an
Read more11 Indian students hurt as shuttle bus hits power pole
A SHUTTLE bus carrying Indian students from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) slammed into a power pole and a tree on Phahonyothin road at 11.08 a.m. today (June 2) injuring 11 passengers, two critically, Amarin TV said. There were approximately 45 people on the bus, including the students and their tour
Read moreSubway construction worker falls into deep hole
A CONSTRUCTION worker plunged down a 10-metre hole and then was covered with mud at around 1 p.m. today (May 19) with his fate unknown, Amarin TV said. The worker, who was part of a team building an underground rail line at Lan Luang road, Soi 6, was completely buried in mud. Ruamkatanyu Foundation
Read moreRama II road again: Construction cable falls on 2 vehicles but no injuries
ANOTHER construction accident occurred on Rama II road soon after midnight last night with a cable falling on a trailer truck and a pickup truck loaded with seafood from overhead construction stretch causing severe damage to both vehicles but no injuries, Naewna newspaper said today (May 6). The accident occurred near central Mahachai, Samut
Read moreVictim suffers ruptured liver in latest Rama II road accident
ANOTHER accident occurred on Rama II road this morning (Apr. 29) with chucks of concrete from a flyover to Samut Sakhon City falling on a pickup truck seriously injuring the driver who suffered a ruptured liver and is being transferred to a better-equipped hospital for an emergency operation, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV
Read more8 die as trailer-truck slams into SUV on Motorway
EIGHT people, including three children, died after a trailer-truck slammed into their SUV that was parked at a temporary rest stop on the Motorway late last night (Apr. 24) with another trailer-truck parked there also damaged, Naewna newspaper said this morning. At 10.35 p.m. On Nut Highway Police were alerted of this accident involving
Read moreRussian motorcyclist badly hurt in crash with sedan
A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
Read moreTour bus overturns in Phuket injuring tourists
A TOUR BUS carrying 38 Russian tourists overturned after the brakes failed blocking Kamala-Patong road in Phuket late afternoon today (March 22) with all holidaymakers getting injured, Amarin TV said. At 5.10 p.m. Pol. Lt. Pimanat Dinkamin, deputy chief inspector at Kamala police station, was alerted of this accident and quickly rushed there together
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