KANCHANABURI: An unidentified man was run over and killed by a train in Muang district of this western province on Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred at about 5.45am while train No 485 (Nong Pla Duk-Nam Tok) was approaching Kanchanaburi railway station in the Kanchanaburi Municipality.
The train driver told police that about 300 metres before the Kanchanaburi railway station he saw the man sitting on the rail track. He blew the whistle and tried to stop the train, but was not successful. The train ran over the man and dragged him for about 200 metres before the driver was able to stop.
The man was killed, his body badly mutilated.
He was not identified as no documents were found on him. Residents in the area said they frequently saw him strolling in the area.
An investigation was underway to establish the cause of the accident.