At least eight people die and at least 25 others are injured after a freight train collides with a public bus in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, according to police and rescue officials cited by multiple outlets. The crash occurs near the Airport Rail Link’s Makkasan area, with firefighters and rescue crews dispatched to the Ratchathewi district as flames spread. Several reports say the collision sparks a fire that engulfs the bus and affects nearby vehicles. Additional vehicles mentioned by outlets include cars and motorcycles.
Rescue teams work at the scene, and some reporting states firefighters bring the fire under control, with crews cooling the area, venting gas, and continuing to search for victims. The injured are treated and transported by emergency services, while authorities investigate the circumstances of the train-bus collision and the rail crossing or location details. One outlet reports a higher injury count, but the overall casualty range described across sources centers on eight deaths and roughly two dozen to low 30s injuries.
