Deadly train-car collisions at railway crossings, many constructed illegally, have become so common that drastic action is clearly needed. But safety won't come cheap.
Four people died and 20 were seriously injured Oct 30 when this Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai train No 413 hit a 10-wheel truck, demolishing the lorry and derailing several passenger train cars at a "convenience" railway track crossing in Khon Kaen's Muang district.