Southern train services came to a halt yesterday when a train was derailed after running into a pickup truck in Chumphon.
Train No.43 from Bangkok to Surat Thani struck an Isuzu pickup at a railway crossing between Thung Kha and Saeng Dad railway stations in tambon Thung Kha, Muang district, at 3.10pm.
The accident damaged the line, forcing railway staff to suspend train services.
Train driver Sinchai Huadduan said the truck driver left it too late to cross. The railway crossing had a warning sign, but no barrier or traffic light.
The southbound train cut the pickup truck in half, injuring driver Somjai Julakhet, 38, who lives in tambon Thung Kha, and four passengers. The truck's engine was thrown over 10 metres from the vehicle.Two carriages of the train, carrying 52 passengers, were derailed.
Two concrete sleepers were cracked and rail spikes uprooted for one kilometre along the track.
Services were expected to have resumed by 10pm yesterday.
credit : http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/188992/services-stopped-after-train-hits-truck

In my opinion, i think Thai's transportation is quite dangerous and unsafe. Thai people do not follow the rules of traffic and it cause a lot of accident that can also cause a death. Polices do not really strick ont the traffic rule that much and some of them are very lazy and selfish too! People are also lazy to follow the rules and when they get caught, they giive the police the money and later that police will lets them go. If compare to New Zealand that I have been there for a while. I learnt a lot of discipline and their country are very safe. I very glad with them and i want Thai people to have a lot more discipline too.