At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparks bus fire in Bangkok

- At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on May 16, rescue officials and the police said.Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched as flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles, they said, adding the crash involved a train, the bus, cars and motorcycles.Thai media outlet The Nation reported that a freight train collided with the bus near the Airport Rail Link’s Makkasan Station in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district on the afternoon of May 16, causing the bus to burst into flames and damaging several other vehicles.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. REUTERS