There was no crossing gate at the location east of Bangkok where a bus pulled onto the tracks in the path of an oncoming train, resulting in 18 deaths Sunday.
The 18 passengers who died were among 60 on a merit-making trip to a temple when the accident happened at a Khlong Kwan Glan Station in Chachoengsao province, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Driver Boonsong Suanyim was among those killed, and at least 44 people were injured. Some bodies have yet to be identified.
The accident occured at around 8am at the crossing, where there was a signal but no barrier.
A video of the impact shows the bus slowly crossing the crossing when the freight train bowls through its front end, sending it spinning and toppling beside the train.
Ministry of Transportation, Saksiam Chidchob, said he will have a meeting with his officials and has ordered the State Railway of Thailand to investigate the cause and seek ways to compensate the victims.
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