A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8

A train crashed into a public bus on Saturday in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, killing at least eight people.

BANGKOK — A train crashed into a public bus on Saturday in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, killing at least eight people.

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Thai news reported that the crash happened in late afternoon near an airport rail link station in the central area. The city’s emergency services Erawan Medical Center said at least eight were killed and more than 20 people were injured.

Videos of the moment of the crash shared on social media showed a line of vehicles had stopped at a railway crossing when a cargo train struck an orange bus at the front.