Again! Yellow Line’s wheel falls on taxi below
JUST a few days after a 3km stretch of MRT Pink Line’s conductor rail fell on the road, this evening (Jan. 2) a wheel of the MRT Yellow Line fell on the bonnet of a taxi on the road below, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Sorrayut Suthatsanajinda, a newsman, posted a report about this accident […]
Read MoreOne tourist drowns in stormy seas another falls off a cliff
A CHINESE tourist drowned while swimming in the choppy seas off Koh Samet, Rayong, this afternoon (Dec. 31) while another holidaymaker also died after falling off a cliff at Pam Bok waterfall in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said this evening. The Chinese tourist who drowned, Mr. Lee Yuefeng, […]
Read MoreMinister shuts Pink Line for seven days after accident
TRANSPORT Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit inspected the spot in Nonthaburi where three kilometres of MRT Pink Line’s conductor rail fell on the road before dawn this morning (Dec. 24) and ordered the closure of service on this route for seven days, Naewna newspaper said. Preliminary investigation showed that this accident stemmed from construction not system […]
Read MorePink Line rail falls on three vehicles, snaps power pole
A METAL rail of the new MRT Pink Line stretching hundreds of metres detached from the overhead track and fell to the ground damaging three vehicles parked beneath and snapping an electric pole in front of the Royal Irrigation Department market on Tiwanon road, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province, before dawn today (Dec. 5) […]
Read MoreSwiss man falls to his death from Pattaya condo
A SWISS MAN allegedly stressed out over closure of his beer bar business in Pattaya fell to his death from a luxury condo at this seaside city today (Dec. 3), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Anirut Chaohro, a deputy inspector at Pattaya City police station, quickly went to investigate the death of the […]
Read More3 hurt as aluminium sheet falls from hospital building under construction
PEOPLE fled in panic after an aluminium sheet being hoisted up a building under construction at Chulalongkorn Hospital suddenly fell to the ground at 4 p.m. today (Apr. 20) injuring three people and damaging a police sedan parked upfront, TV Channel 7 said. This accident occurred shortly before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was to […]
Read MoreThai woman falls to death from Pattaya condo
A YOUNG Thai woman died after falling from the seventh floor of a Pattaya condo before dawn today (Mar. 15) with her shocked younger sister distressed at her death, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.20 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Saijai Khamchula, an investigator at Mueang Pattaya police station, was informed of a woman plunging […]
Read MoreTree falls on car, cab during rainstorm, cabbie safe
A PRIVATE TAXI driver escaped unscathed after a tree at the fence of Chulalongkorn University fell on both his cab and a private car parked beneath it during hours-long torrential rain in Bangkok last evening, Sanook.com said this morning (Oct. 8). Both vehicles were parked beside Chamchuri building’s fence next to Phayathai road when […]
Read MoreYoung Australian man falls to death from Phuket hotel
A YOUNG Australian man who came to Phuket with a group of 11 friends plunged to his death from a hotel room at Patong beach at 10 a.m. yesterday, Matichon newspaper said today (May 18). Pol. Lt. Col. Ekachai Siri, attached to the Tourist Police Bureau, said upon being informed of the death of Mr.Billy […]
Read MoreFriends of actress who fell into the river to be quizzed
NONTHABURI police have called five friends of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, for questioning today (Feb. 25) after she fell off a speedboat into the Chao Phraya river under Rama 7 bridge last night with rescuers and divers still searching for her, Sanook.com said. Her friends reported at 10.40 p.m. that she had […]
Read More