A WELL-KNOWN Russian DJ was arrested on Koh Phangan yesterday (July 5) on charges of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in a traffic accident on Koh Samui last year, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Pol. Gen. Saksira Phuek-am, chief of Tourist Police Bureau, ordered his team on Koh Phangan to arrested Mr. Vigen Atoyan, 36,
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Motorbike-riding foreign couple fall into Chiang Mai road hole
A FOREIGN COUPLE holidaying in Chiang Mai got injured after the front wheel of their motorcycle got stuck in a hole dug in a Chiang Mai road to put electrical wires underground causing them to somersault down, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 24). The unidentified couple from Hungary were riding along a road around
Read more2 dead, many injured in double-decker tour bus accident
A DOUBLE-DECKER tour bus heading for Bangkok from Bueng Kan hit a pillar and overturned in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in the wee hours of this morning (Mar. 19) killing two persons and injuring 43 others, Matichon newspaper said. At 2.10 a.m. police at Pho Klang station, city district, were alerted of the accident in
Read moreWorker dies after crane cable snaps at Rama 2 road
AN ACCIDENT occurred at a construction site on Rama 2 road this afternoon (Jan. 18) with a crane cable suddenly snapping and falling on two male workers killing one and injuring the other, Amarin TV said. Ruamkatanyu Foundation and Tha Kham police station posted messages saying that the accident occurred at the entrance of
Read more15 children hurt in emergency bridge demo accident
A CHILDREN’S DAY event ended badly when an emergency bridge put on show in Satun suddenly malfunctioned sending around 30 children tumbling to the ground with 15 rushed to the hospital, some seriously injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 13). The sling of the emergency bridge, from the 45th Engineer Battalion, had suddenly
Read moreOnly the third time in the world an electric train wheel fell off
UPON suspending the operation of the whole batch of Yellow Line electric trains after a wheel fell down and landed on a taxi’s bonnet last evening (Jan. 2) Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said this is only the third time in the world something like this has happened, TV Channel 7 said. It was
Read moreTest shows crashed speedboat captain took amphetamine
THE CAPTAIN of a speedboat that slammed into some rocks at Maiton island while returning to Phuket from a trip to Phi Phi island yesterday (Dec. 31) with seven Russian tourists and a crewman aboard has been found to have traces of amphetamine in his body, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 1). Pharmacist
Read more9 injured as speedboat crashes into rocks off Phuket
A SPEEDBOAT that took seven tourists to Phi Phi island off Phuket slammed into some rocks at Maiton island on the way back injuring all of them as well as the captain and his crewman, with two of them in serious condition, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Dec. 31). At 3.30 p.m. Phuket Regional
Read moreForeigner crashes into cable-laying workers killing one of them
ON THE first night of pubs and bars being allowed to stay open till 4 a.m. a foreigner driving a sedan crashed into workers laying underground cables around Chiang Mai moat killing one of them and injuring two others just as these night venues were closing, MNG Online and Naewna newspaper said this afternoon
Read moreTwo Indian tourists killed as van crashes into truck
TWO INDIAN tourists died and four others plus the driver got injured while travelling from southern Hat Yai city to Bangkok after their van slammed into a 10-wheel truck in Chumphon province, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (Dec. 9). At 1 a.m. Pol. Capt. Theeraporn Kongnuan, deputy inspector at Thasae police station in
Read moreTourists injured after 2 die in van’s tire explosion are all safe
ALL 10 tourists who were injured after a van’s tire exploded while travelling from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son’s Pai district killing two holidaymakers are now in safe condition, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Nov. 11). The accident occurred at 10 a.m. yesterday when the Chiang Mai-registered van belonging to Prem Pracha Transport Co.
Read more4 hurt as ambulance jumps red light and hits pick-up truck
AN AMBULANCE rushing to pick-up a patient jumped the red light at an intersection in Prachinburi and hit a vegetable pick-up truck with four hospital employees being injured in the collision this evening (Nov. 6), Matichon newspaper said. At 7.30 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Suwit Suijaroon, an inspector at Ra Bo Pai police station,
Read moreTwo fairground rides closed after accident injures three people
SOON after a giant octopus ride at a funfair beneath Rama VIII Bridge malfunctioned, throwing three people to the ground last night (Oct. 26) the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) quickly closed both this and the risky flying bee ride, Matichon newspaper said. Bangkok Governor Chadchat Sittipunt sent Deputy Governor Wissanu Supsompon and Bang Plad
Read moreDriver dead, 15 students hurt as truck slams into van
A SIX-WHEEL parcel delivery truck slammed into a school van in Chiang Rai early this morning (Oc. 25) killing the driver of the latter vehicle and injuring 15 students, Matichon newspaper said. At 7.20 a.m. the police at Pa Daet station in this northern province were alerted of an accident on Road No. 1126 passing
Read morePoliceman drowns in Makkasan pond after motorbike hits barrier
A POLICEMAN who just got off duty and was riding his motorcycle home drowned in Makkasan pond at 2 a.m. today (Oct. 20) after crashing into the barrier of a bridge at Chaturathit road, Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Wisanu Poonjang, a deputy inspector at Din Daeng police station, rushed to the accident site
Read more18 hurt as electric bus with brake failure rams into 11 vehicles
AN ELECTRIC bus running along Rama 2 road this morning (Sep. 26) slammed into 11 vehicles that had stopped at a red light injuring 18 road users after the brakes failed, Thai Rath newspaper said. The bus, number 558, was heading from Thonburi Housing Authority to Suvarnabhumi Airport when it suddenly triggered the pileup
Read moreRider dies in collision with train in Ayutthaya
A YOUNG WOMAN riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a train at Chiang Rak Noi railway station in Bang Pa-in district, Ayutthaya province today (Aug. 20), Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Natakorn Damrongthonwan, an investigator at Bang Pa-In police station, along with Phutthaisawan Foundation rescuers, quickly went to investigate the accident which occurred
Read moreFlyover metal plate falls on workers killing one, injuring two
A HEAVY metal plate beneath Lamsalee intersection flyover undergoing repairs caming crashing down and killed one worker and injured two others in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 17), Matichon newspaper said. Lt. Col. Banphot Manurak, deputy inspector at Lat Phrao police station, quickly went to the site of the accident together with
Read moreAgain! Young man injured after shoe gets stuck in escalator
JUST weeks after after a female passenger’s left leg was severed till the knee upon being swallowed by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport a young man working for a convenience store located in a popular department store in Pathum Thani injured his right leg after his shoe got stuck in an escalator
Read moreYet again – shopper’s slipper gets stuck in store escalator
JUST days after a woman’s leg was severed till the knee by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport a man shopping at Nonthaburi’s biggest mall on Saturday (July 15) narrowly escaped injury after his slipper got stuck in an escalator, Sanook.com said this morning (July 17). Last Tuesday (July 11), an escalator at
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