In Thailand, a vacationer fell from a transferring prepare and died. The accident occurred on Tuesday close to the well-known bridge on the River Kwai west of the capital Bangkok.
According to police, the traveler is a 45-year-old Irish citizen who was born in New Zealand. It remains to be unclear why the person fell. The police suspect that he wished to alter wagons and fell. The Bangkok Post reported that the vacationer apparently wished to take pictures. He had solely entered Thailand the day earlier than.
Kwai Bridge is understood from the film
The prepare route within the province of Kanchanaburi is especially in style due to the picturesque view and the bridge on the Kwai River, which is made well-known by the film of the identical identify. As a rule, the pace is subsequently additionally diminished on this part of the route. Videos from different prepare passengers present the Irishman falling off the prepare – but it surely’s not clear to see if he was standing between carriages or had opened a door to get a greater image. He fell about seven meters down. Immediately summoned rescue staff might solely decide the loss of life of the person.
The railway line and bridge have a darkish historical past: they have been constructed by pressured laborers for the Japanese military throughout World War II. About 100,000 persons are stated to have died, lots of whom have been British, American and Australian prisoners of conflict.
