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Eight dead and 35 injured after train collides with public bus in Bangkok

ABC Australia · May 16, 2026, 2:45 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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First responders work at the site of the fiery crash in Bangkok.
Eight people are dead and 35 have been injured after a train ploughed into the side of a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday.
The impact pushed several cars and motorcycles along the tracks into oncoming traffic before the bus became engulfed in flames.

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First responders work at the site of the fiery crash in Bangkok. (AP Photo: Sakchai Lalit)

Eight people are dead and 35 have been injured after a train ploughed into the side of a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday.

The impact pushed several cars and motorcycles along the tracks into oncoming traffic before the bus became engulfed in flames.

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Eight dead and 35 injured after train collides with public bus in Bangkok

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