Overview
- The crash, which occurred Saturday in central Bangkok, left eight people dead and 35 injured according to the city’s police chief.
- Video shared on social media shows the freight train approaching a level crossing at moderate speed before striking a public bus that burst into flames.
- Fire crews put out the blaze and police sealed the area so rescuers could recover bodies and treat the wounded.
- The collision happened under the Makkasan airport rail station at a major junction that carries heavy traffic between the city center and the airport line.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an investigation, with coverage noting Thailand’s recurring transport disasters, including deadly train-vehicle crashes in 2020 and 2023 and a crane collapse in January that killed 32.