6 killed after car plunges into canal in central Thailand

Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-21 14:39:14|Editor: Li Xia
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BANGKOK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A car skidded off a curving bridge and plunged into a canal in central Thailand, killing six people on board on early Sunday.

According to police, the accident occurred at about 3 a.m. local time when the car carrying four men and two women was crossing the bridge in Ayutthaya province.

The vehicle lost control, broke through the railing and fell into the canal. Police found three bodies lying on a road and the other three in the canal.

Police said the car was running across the bridge at a high speed on the slippery road in heavy rain and no other vehicles were involved.

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