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

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2026, 10:43 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • A train crashed into a public bus near an airport rail link station Bangkok’s city centre, Thai media report.
  • Flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles near an airport rail link station in the centre of Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, Thai media reported.
  • Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene to pull people from the wreckage and battle the flames.

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A train crashed into a public bus near an airport rail link station Bangkok’s city centre, Thai media report.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Emergency services work at a site where a train collided with a bus and several cars on Asok-Din Daeng Road, causing several casualties, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2026. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026At least eight people have been killed, and 25 others injured, after a 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 on Saturday afternoon, Thai media reported.

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