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  • World NewsUPDATE: 18 dead, dozens injured in Air India crash

    UPDATE: 18 dead, dozens injured in Air India crash

    4 children have now been identified among the 18 people who died when an Air India Express flight crashed in the southern Indian state of Kerala. 16 passengers and the 2 pilots died after the passenger jet broke in half early Friday evening, Indian time, as it overshot and skidded off the runway when it tried to land in southern India.…

  • Crime NewsIndependent panel recommend re-instatement of ‘Boss’ charges

    Independent panel recommend re-instatement of ‘Boss’ charges

    Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya is likely to not only face charges of “reckless driving causing death” but also drugs charges involving Cocaine use. In another dramatic twist in the ongoing “Boss” saga, an independent panel has recommended the reckless driving charge be re-instated along with new charges of Cocaine abuse. Nearly 2 weeks ago the deputy attorney-general, and an acting police…

  • Crime NewsKey witness in the Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya case dies in motorbike incident

    Key witness in the Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya case dies in motorbike incident

    One of the key witnesses of the 2012 hit and run incident, involving Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, died this morning as a result of a motorbike incident in Chiang Mai. He was one of two main witnesses identified by police in the case. The incident happened this morning just after 2am in the main city area of Chiang…

  • World NewsPakistani plane crash “due to pilot error”

    Pakistani plane crash “due to pilot error”

    A preliminary report over last month’s Pakistani plane crash reveals the pilots made errors that caused them to crash the plane, resulting in the loss of 98 lives. The pilots were reportedly distracted as they were chit-chatting about the coronavirus and didn’t even bother to lower the plane’s landing gear. Furthermore, they tried to land the aircraft when they were…

  • Road deaths3 killed, 2 injured in Nakhon Si Thammarat crash

    3 killed, 2 injured in Nakhon Si Thammarat crash

    3 people have been killed, one an 11 year old girl, and 2 others seriously injured, after the pick-up they were travelling in collided with a roadside tree. They were all from the same family, driving in a Ford Ranger heading to a family burial. Police say the pickup they were travelling in ran off the road, hitting a roadside tree…

  • Bangkok NewsLove for driving fast leads to fatal crash

    Love for driving fast leads to fatal crash

    Shortly after expressing his love for driving fast, a young man has died in a high speed motorcycle crash in Bangkok. He wrote on Facebook yesterday saying that when riding solo… “I can go as fast as I wish.” 2 hours later, he died. A witness said the 21 year old motorcyclist from Lopburi was speeding by when he smashed…

  • Pattaya NewsOfficer survives fiery crash in Chon Buri

    Officer survives fiery crash in Chon Buri

    A police officer from Chon Buri police is lucky to be alive after his vehicle crashed into a pole before catching fire in Pattaya early this morning. Pattaya City Police learned of the incident Sukhumvit Road near the Central Pattaya at 2:00am. Emergency responders and reporters rushed to the scene and found a vehicle ablaze after crashing into a pole in…

  • World NewsPakistani airliner crashes into neighbourhood, 80 confirmed dead

    Pakistani airliner crashes into neighbourhood, 80 confirmed dead

    UPDATE: As of 3:30pm, the death toll in the incident has risen to 97. A Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 99 people crashed into a crowded Karachi neighbourhood yesterday afternoon after trying twice to land at the airport, according to an eyewitness. Provincial health authorities have confirmed at least 80 dead but it’s not clear whether they included casualties on…

  • Northern Thailand NewsUnqualified Kalasin rescue volunteer criticised for his handling of crash victim – VIDEO

    Unqualified Kalasin rescue volunteer criticised for his handling of crash victim – VIDEO

    A rescue volunteer in Issan’s Kalasin province has come under heavy criticism for attempting to treat an injured victim of a traffic incident, despite being altogether unqualified. The victim later died in hospital. Witnesses of the incident recorded footage last night showing a man lying on the ground with broken limbs when a rescue volunteer arrives at the scene and bends…

  • Covid-19 NewsOil prices tank, as crisis fuels calls to re-open economies

    Oil prices tank, as crisis fuels calls to re-open economies

    And now a global oil crisis hits home as well. Oil prices have crashed into negative territory after global coronavirus-related travel restrictions impacted demand. After addressing the early crisis with ‘lockdowns’ and social distancing, now the narrative pivots to lifting stay-at-home orders and re-opening economies. Some European countries have taken tentative steps to ease restrictions as coronavirus death rates start to…

  • Covid-19 NewsTrain engineer attempts to destroy USNS Mercy hospital ship

    Train engineer attempts to destroy USNS Mercy hospital ship

    US Federal prosecutors report an engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to destroy the USNS Mercy hospital ship. The Pacific Harbour Line train derailed yesterday off the end of the track and crashing through multiple barriers, eventually coming to rest about 227 metres from the docked naval…

  • Covid-19 News8 killed as Medevac plane crashes in Manila – VIDEO

    8 killed as Medevac plane crashes in Manila – VIDEO

    “Unfortunately, no passenger survived the accident.” A plane evacuating a Covid-19 coronavirus patient exploded during takeoff in the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew. The victims included an American and a Canadian. The plane, owned by a Philippine-registered charter service Lionair, was bound for Japan. It burst into flames at the end of the runway…

  • Road deathsBiker killed, 5 injured in bike/van crash south of Bangkok

    Biker killed, 5 injured in bike/van crash south of Bangkok

    One man is dead and another 5 passengers injured after a big bike the man was driving slammed into a van making a U-turn along Old Sukhumvit road in the main business district. The incident occurred at about 8pm in tambon Bang Pu Mai, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, south of Bangkok. 32 year old Paveena Ratpipop, a…

  • Phuket NewsUPDATE: Phuket speedboats crash: 2 children dead, 22 injured – VIDEO

    UPDATE: Phuket speedboats crash: 2 children dead, 22 injured – VIDEO

    “…both boat drivers have been charged with reckless driving causing death and injury.” Two Russian children have died and some 22 people were injured following a high-speed speedboat collision off Phuket’s east coast just before 8am this morning. The incident occurred in the channel linking Phuket’s two main east coast marinas with the Phang Nga Bay on the east side of…

  • Bangkok NewsCrash in Samut Prakan downs 5 power poles

    Crash in Samut Prakan downs 5 power poles

    Blackout lasts 10 hours, damage estimated at 3 million baht A pickup truck crashed into a power pole in Samut Prakan, south of Bangkok, on Saturday night, bringing down a total of five poles and a transformer, creating a blackout and blocking traffic for about 10 hours. Police say the incident occurred at about 10pm. The impact broke the pole…

  • World NewsKobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

    Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

    Basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash, along with his daughter Gianna. He was 41. The tragedy occurred in Calabasas, California yesterday. Nine people, including the pilot, lost their lives. There were no survivors. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant played his entire 20 year career in the National Basketball Association…

  • Crime NewsMan survives drive-by shooting and crash, credits his Buddhist amulet

    Man survives drive-by shooting and crash, credits his Buddhist amulet

    A Pattaya man who was fired upon and crashed into a power pole early yesterday morning is thanking his lucky Buddha and crediting his Buddhist amulet with saving his life. 30 year old Waranyoo Kaewmala’s car was shot nine times, yet somehow miraculously escaped unharmed. Bang Lamung Police were notified of the incident at 2am rushed to the scene to…

  • Transport NewsDramatic video shows high speed impact, eight British tourists injured on their way to Pattaya – VIDEO

    Dramatic video shows high speed impact, eight British tourists injured on their way to Pattaya – VIDEO

    Dramatic highway CCTV has now been released of the crash of the passenger van, injuring eight British tourists travelling from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya. Three were seriously injured in the high speed crash which scattered contents of the van over the road and grassed verge between the two sides of the motorway. Eight British tourists are in hospital after their…

  • Crime NewsDeceased captain from Wednesday’s Phuket boat crash had been the captain in another fatal boat crash

    Deceased captain from Wednesday’s Phuket boat crash had been the captain in another fatal boat crash

    … meanwhile an 18 year old boat boy remains missing. Whilst the search continued for a missing boat crew, 18 year old Kittipong ‘Boy’ Samunboot, following a speedboat crash on Wednesday late afternoon off Phuket’s east coast, it’s been revealed that the captain of the boat, Surat Mat-osod, was involved in an earlier fatal crash at sea in 2014 off…

  • Bangkok NewsLucky racer blames oil slick in Ferrari crash in Samut Prakan

    Lucky racer blames oil slick in Ferrari crash in Samut Prakan

    PHOTO: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan A beverage maker and auto racer, and his actress passenger, have escaped with only minor injuries after his Ferrari crashed in Samut Prakan, just south of the capital. The vehicle hit a concrete barrier at a monorail construction site and the front of the red car was almost completely destroyed. 36 year old Sarawut Sereetoranakul was trapped in…

  • Phuket NewsPoliceman falls asleep behind the wheel and crashes into roadside pole in Phang Nga

    Policeman falls asleep behind the wheel and crashes into roadside pole in Phang Nga

    SCREENSHOT: Newshawk Phuket On October 12, a pick-up truck was involved in a horrific road incident on Ban Dok Daeng – Ban Bangsai, Takuapa, in Phang Nga. Luckily the driver, a local policeman, survived but was trapped inside the vehicle while emergency responders figured out how to get him out. The vehicles was in such bad shape that the rescue…

  • Pattaya News8 injured after pick-up truck loses control and flips in Pattaya

    8 injured after pick-up truck loses control and flips in Pattaya

    Just over a week after 13 students were killed when they were thrown from the back of a truck that lost control in Samut Prakan, 8 people have been injured in Pattaya in similar circumstances. The Pattaya News reports that the accident happened on Motorway Sai 7 Road, as workers were being transported to a construction site. The truck driver,…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFive killed in Sa Kaew passenger van crash

    Five killed in Sa Kaew passenger van crash

    PHOTOS: Thai Rath A Thai van driver has been killed along with four Cambodian passengers after a car veered across a traffic median and crashed head-on into them. The accident occurred at 10.30am yesterday on the Aranyaprathet-bound Suwansorn road in Wattana Nakhon district of Sa Kaew, on the Cambodian border, east of Bangkok. Police report that a Cambodian girl and…

  • Road deathsTwo people and 1,000 chickens die in Pathum Thani collision

    Two people and 1,000 chickens die in Pathum Thani collision

    PHOTO: คนช่วยคน จ.ปทุมธานี สายด่วน 1669 Two trailer trucks have collided in Pathum Thani, to the north of Bangkok, killing two people and around 1,000 chickens. The driver and a female passenger were heard screaming for help as their vehicle burst into flames. The chicken were being transported in the back of the truck. Police were alerted at 3.10am about the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsTwo Burmese migrants killed in Lampang van crash, 7 others injured

    Two Burmese migrants killed in Lampang van crash, 7 others injured

    PHOTOS: Lampang13.com Two Burmese migrants have been killed and seven others injured when a passenger van crashed on the road from Tak to Chiang Rai. The van transporting them from Tak to Chiang Rai hit a tree on a Lampang road early today (Tuesday) around 3.40am in Lampang province. The van fell into the ditch in the middle of the divided…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai man sets fire to his Mercedes Benz because Daddy won’t pay bar tab

    Thai man sets fire to his Mercedes Benz because Daddy won’t pay bar tab

    PHOTOS: Thai Rath What do you do if you run up a 5,000 baht bar tab and Daddy won’t pick up the cost? Incinerate the Mercedes Benz that Daddy had gone guarantor. That’s precisely what Kittisak Kritklao, the son of a property developer in Udon Thani, did after running up a bill of 5,000 baht at the Tawan Daeng Pub. He told…

  • Pattaya NewsDrunk driver plunges into parked cars in Pattaya, one person seriously injured

    Drunk driver plunges into parked cars in Pattaya, one person seriously injured

    PHOTOS & VIDEO: The Pattaya News A man remains in hospital after a drunk driver lost control of his vehicle and plunged into parked vehicles on the other side of the road. Three other vehicles have also been damaged in the early morning incident on Pattaya Sai 3 Road in North Pattaya. Pattaya City Police were notified of the incident…

  • Thailand NewsThai workers killed in van crash in South Korea

    Thai workers killed in van crash in South Korea

    PHOTO: Thaikuknews Two Thai citizens have been killed in South Korea after their passenger van carrying 16 people skidded off a mountain road heading to a farm. The Korean Times reports that the two Thais, the van driver and another passenger were seriously injured after the van crashed through a guard rail. Nine other people, of mixed nationalities, were in the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSeven injured after bus rolls over in Sisaket bus incident

    Seven injured after bus rolls over in Sisaket bus incident

    PHOTOS: หมวดทางหลวงภูสิงห์ Seven passengers have sustained injuries in a bus accident in Sisaket, far-east Thailand. Emergency responders were notified of the accident on No 24 Road in Sisaket yesterday. They arrived at the scene to find the bus rolled over in the centre-road ditch. The bus was heading from Bangkok to Ubon Ratcha Thani and carrying 15 passengers. Seven passengers…

  • Northern Thailand NewsRoi Et tractor driver injured after sedan embeds itself in the driver’s cabin

    Roi Et tractor driver injured after sedan embeds itself in the driver’s cabin

    PHOTOS: Asok Jaturapak Piman Rescue Foundation A tractor driver has sustained injuries after colliding with a sedan in Roi Et in north-eastern Thailand. Rescue workers headed to the accident scene on Jatura – Patumrat Road in Jatura, Roi Et yesterday. Rescue workers arrived to find a sedan embedded in a tractor off the main road. The tractor driver, 45 year…