Four passengers injured in 'River Kwai' train derailment

KANCHANABURI, May 5 (TNA) - Four passengers were injured early Saturday when a train travelling from Kanchanaburi to Bangkok derailed shortly after leaving railway station here.

The ill-fated train with nearly 100 passengers derailed at a curve in Kanchanaburi's Sai Yok district, in which all four railway carriages to slip off the tracks.

No deaths were reported but four passengers suffered head wounds, while other passengers were transferred to another train which carried them to Bangkok.

State Railway of Thailand (SRT) officials ordered a crane from the capital to lift the railway stock from the accident site, not far from the 'Bridge on the River Kwai' which is a popular tourist destination.

SRT and provincial officials are investigating the cause of the accident.

TNA