SONGKHLA: Two teenage girls were killed when a train hit their motorcycle in tambon Klong Pia of Chana district Saturday evening.
Police at the Kuan Mit station were informed of the incident at a level crossing in Moo 2 village near the Kuan Mit train station at 5.32pm on Saturday.
At the scene they found the bodies of Chutimon Chuaipakdee, 14, and Pawinee Nuanthong, 15. Both were natives of tambon Klong Pia.
Nearby were a damaged white Suzuki motorcycle and a Sungai-Kolok express train parked near the Kuan Mit station.
The train driver said that he tried to warn both girls with the train’s horn and to reduce speed while the girls were riding the motorcycle across the track. However, the girls did not stop to wait for the train to pass and were fatally hit.