Bus hits train east of Bangkok, at least 7 dead

Photo: Ruamduay / Twitter
Photo: Ruamduay / Twitter

Updated: 18 temple-goers dead after bus pulls onto tracks ahead of train in Chachoengsao

At around 8am, a tour bus collided with a train in Chachoengsao’s Khlong Kwang Glan Station.

The official death toll is 7 with unknown number of injuries. More bodies are reportedly trapped in the vehicles. Rescue workers this morning are trying to recover more bodies from the bus.

Images from the scene show the bus toppled with its top shorn off next to the tracks. The cause of the accident is yet unknown.

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