Chilling video captures freight train colliding with bus in Thailand, 8 killed

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𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗢𝗞 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

BANGKOK — A catastrophic accident sent shockwaves through the capital this afternoon… pic.twitter.com/OdGOFoVrtO

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The post has since gone viral across all social media platforms, prompting a wave of reactions. “Had to happen one day in that area with the mix of trains, cars, buses, and railway crossings. In Thailand, everything flows in a silent well-organised chaos until it goes terribly wrong. The people in that bus,” a user wrote.

“If I was a betting man my money would be on the bus, not waiting behind the lines,” another user commented. “If the bus driver didn’t die in the collision, vehicular manslaughter charges should be brought against him. Nothing will change for any of these idiots if they don’t lay down the law hard,” a third user argued.

Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat told reporters that early findings indicated the bus had become stranded on the tracks at a red traffic signal, preventing the railway barriers from lowering properly. According to Reuters, he said the freight train, which was carrying shipping containers, could not stop in time to avoid the collision.

“Eight people were killed, and 32 were injured, with the wounded being treated at various hospitals. All eight dead were on the bus,” he said.

Footage circulating on social media captured the train crashing into the bus

“The bus was stuck at a red light, so it couldn’t move. Cars were also blocked and unable to move forward,” witness Wanthong Kokpho, a motorcycle taxi driver, told Reuters.

“The fire broke out immediately … If this had been a normal working day, the damage would have been much worse,” he added.

Thailand has long struggled with high traffic fatality rates, with the World Health Organisation ranking its roads among the most dangerous globally due in part to poor enforcement of safety regulations, the report added.