Train driver charged after crash in Bangkok, Thailand kills 8

Thai police have charged ​a train driver with negligence after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok in which a freight train collided with a public bus.

BANGKOK — Thai police have charged ​a train driver with negligence after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok in which a freight train collided with a public bus ⁠at a rail crossing, killing eight people and injuring 32.

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“The train driver has been charged with negligence causing death, as evidence clearly indicates reckless conduct leading ⁠to fatalities,” Urumporn Koondejsumrit, ​head of ⁠the Makkasan Police Station, told Reuters.

He said the bus driver would also be ⁠charged, but remained under medical treatment and could not ​be ⁠questioned, so charges had ‌not yet been filed.