Triple Bombing on Satun-Trang Highway Injures Three Students
Three coordinated bomb explosions struck the Satun-Trang highway in Thung Wa district early Monday, toppling power poles and hitting a passing school van with shrapnel. Three students aged 13 to 17 were injured and taken to Thung Wa Hospital in stable condition. Security forces have closed the road, deployed bomb disposal teams, and established strict checkpoints along the Satun-Trang corridor as the investigation continues.
A series of explosions shook Satun when three bombs detonated simultaneously at 6:35 a.m. on November 11, 2026, along the Satun-Trang highway in Thung Wa district, Satun province. Initial damage details include three blast sites.
Site 1: An electric pole beside the highway in front of the Kireewong monk residence, Moo 7, Thung Wa subdistrict, was blown down by the blast. At the same time, a school van heading to Trang to drop off students happened to be passing and was pierced by shrapnel, injuring three students inside. Officials and rescue workers rushed them to Thung Wa Hospital for urgent treatment.
Site 2: Another electric pole beside the highway, about 25 meters from the first site, was also brought down. No injuries have been reported at this location.
Site 3: A loud explosion was heard from the forest beside the road near the Kittiwong security checkpoint. Officials are currently negotiating access to verify the exact coordinates, as the area straddles the border between Thung Wa district, Satun, and Palian district, Trang.
This incident marks a continuation of unrest following a bomb planted at a median on the road in Thung Nui subdistrict, Kuan Kalong district, Satun, on November 10, which was found to be a timer device.
EOD teams and security forces have now closed the Satun-Trang highway at the blast sites for safety and are clearing the area for additional suspicious objects, while enforcing strict checkpoints along routes connecting Satun and Trang.
The three injured are students from Thung Wa district: - Peeranat (surname withheld), 13, junior high school student, leg injury. - Kanokphat (surname withheld), 13, junior high school student, minor right cheek injury. - Kanokphon (surname withheld), 17, senior high school student, minor arm and leg injuries.
All three are currently under medical care in the emergency room at Thung Wa Hospital and are in stable condition.
