We're okay. None of my friends were on the subway when the accident occured. We heard about it yesterday morning from the radio. I read in the Bangkok Post that the subway will be closed for a week to check safety procedures. The cause of the crash is being blamed on human error, probably a careless driver. The subway is run by a computer that tells the trains when to stop and does not allow trains to go if they would crash into another one. Apparently there were no problems with this system. The paper said one three-car train with no one on it was disabled and another train was sent to tow it out of the way. There was trouble getting the two of them connected, and the train driver of the empty cab took off the brake. The train was on a hill and it began to slide. It hit a train that was stopped at a station with lots of people inside. I have heard no reports of deaths. Many people were injured. Two people were in critical condition.
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