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UNCOVERED: Mayor killed by train at railway crossing - The Untold Story

The Toyota Fortuner rests jammed up against the front of the locomotive after being hit by a Trang-Bangkok express train at a railway crossing in Ban Nasan district, Surat Thani, on Monday night. The municipal mayor who was driving it was killed. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: The mayor of Nasan Municipality was killed when the SUV he was driving was hit by an express train at a railway crossing on Monday night.

A railway employee told police one of the barrier arms at the crossing had malfunctioned and failed to drop down.

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