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Eight dead, 25 injured in Bangkok train-bus collision

By AAP Newswire

May 16, 2026

Police and rescue workers at the crash site in Bangkok — The deadly collision happened near an airport rail link station in central Bangkok -AP

At least eight people are dead ‌and 25 others are injured after a ‌train collision triggered a fire that engulfed ‌a public bus in Bangkok.

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Firefighters and rescue crews were ‌dispatched as ‌flames engulfed ⁠the bus and nearby vehicles, rescue officials and police said, adding the crash involved a train, the bus, cars and motorcycles.

Rescue teams worked to ⁠pull ‌injured victims from the wreckage as fire crews battled the ‌blaze with water hoses in a race to contain the fire, officials said.

The fire has now been brought under control, with ‌crews cooling the area, venting gas and continuing to search for victims, they said. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Videos of the crash shared on social media showed a line of vehicles had stopped at a railway crossing when a cargo train struck an orange bus at the front. The impact also dragged several nearby vehicles along the tracks before the bus was engulfed in flames. Several motorcycles and their riders were also seen being thrown onto the road after the collision.

Later videos showed a group of rescuers going inside the charred bus after the flames were controlled.

with AP