North-bound rail services are disrupted today, after a train crashed into a truck and trailer at a level crossing in Chum Saeng district of Nakhon Sawan last night, killing the train driver and injuring a mechanic.

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According to the public relations office of the State Railway of Thailand, train No. 109 left Bangkok’s Bang Sue railway terminal for Chiang Mai last night and crashed into the truck and trailer, carrying a backhoe, which had become stuck on a level crossing between Khlong Pla Kod and Chum Saeng stations.

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By Thai PBS World