At least eight killed, 25 injured as train hits bus in Bangkok

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A freight train collided with a public bus in Bangkok's city center on Saturday afternoon, resulting in at least eight deaths and 25 injuries. The accident occurred near an airport rail link station when the bus reportedly became stuck on the rail line as safety barriers descended. The train struck the stationary bus, dragging other vehicles and causing the bus to catch fire. Firefighters and rescue crews responded to the scene to extricate victims and extinguish the flames. The bus was traveling from Bangkok's eastern suburbs to the city center, while the train was en route from Chachoengsao province. Thai authorities have not yet confirmed the exact number of fatalities or the cause of the crash.

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Key claims

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Thai authorities have not confirmed the number of people killed or the cause of the accident.

factualAl Jazeera

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The crash unfolded around 3:40pm local time (8:40 GMT).

factualAl Jazeera's Tony Cheng

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Flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles near an airport rail link station in the centre of Bangkok.

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At least eight people have been killed and 25 injured after a freight train crashed into a public bus in Bangkok.

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The bus appeared to get stuck on an intersection with the rail line after the safety barriers descended.

factualAl Jazeera's Tony Cheng

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Full report

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A train crashed into a public bus near an airport rail link station Bangkok’s city centre, Thai media report.At least eight people have been killed, and 25 others injured, after a freight train crashed into a public bus in Thailand’s capital.Flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles near an airport rail link station in the centre of Bangkok Saturday afternoon, Thai media reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Bus crash in Nepal kills 19list 2 of 4Children among 16 killed in car crash in southern Yemenlist 3 of 4Bus plunges into Bangladesh river, several killed while ‘trapped inside’list 4 of 4At least 21 killed as bus crashes into Kashmir gorgeend of listThai authorities have not confirmed the number of people killed or the cause of the accident.Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng, reporting from Bangkok, said that the crash unfolded around 3:40pm local time (8:40 GMT), when the bus appeared to get stuck on an intersection with the rail line after the safety barriers descended.As the freight train rammed into the stationary bus and continued travelling, it dragged several nearby vehicles along with it before the bus burst into flames.Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched to pull people from the wreckage and battle the flames as motorcyclists and passersby attempted to redirect traffic.The fire has since been brought under control, with crews cooling the area and transporting 25 people to the hospital.Thai publication Khaosod English reported that the freight train was travelling from the southern Chachoengsao province to Bangkok’s Bang Sue district. The bus operated a route connecting Bangkok’s eastern suburbs to the city centre.Images from the scene showed dozens of emergency workers and onlookers crowding into the streets surrounding the collision, as smoke billowed from the nearby train station.The surrounding area is a “very central” part of Bangkok’s sprawling metropolis, Cheng said, and was “very busy at the time” with local residents, pedestrians and traffic.

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