NAKHON RATCHASIMA -- A blind man was hit by a train while walking along the track in Muang district late on Tuesday night and his left foot was cut off an the ankle, police said.
Pol Lt Kawinthat Pakthanapong, of Muang district police station, said accident happened about 10.30pm on the railway track in front of the municipal office.
The man, identified only as Bualai, aged about 60, is completely blind and was hit by the Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok rapid train. His left foot was cut off at the ankle by the train.
He was rushed to Korat Memorial Hospital.
Residents living near the railway said Mr Bualai is homeless and a habitual drinker. They suspected he had been walking along track while drunk.