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Three dead in Thailand rail crash Thai rail crash leaves three dead
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Three people have been killed and about 70 injured in a collision between two trains in Thailand.Three people have been killed and about 70 injured in a collision between two trains in Thailand.
The collision happened before dawn to the south of the Thai capital, Bangkok, a railway official said.The collision happened before dawn to the south of the Thai capital, Bangkok, a railway official said.
A Bangkok-bound train took the wrong track and hit an oncoming service near the resort town of Hua Hin, the official said.A Bangkok-bound train took the wrong track and hit an oncoming service near the resort town of Hua Hin, the official said.
Hospital staff said both of the dead were railway employees, identified as a female train employee and an engineer. Hospital staff said two of the dead were railway employees, identified as a female train employee and an engineer.
The third person killed was not immediately identified.
Among the injured passengers were an Italian man and a German woman, both of whom were treated for minor injuries, rail official Wichai Choochumporn told the Associated Press.
One of the trains was waiting at Nongkae station at the time of the collision, Reuters reported, when the other train hit it head on. One of the trains appeared to be on the wrong line.
One train was bound for Bangkok, while the other train had left the city and was heading south.