By Florencemary Nwabueze
About Eight people has been confirmed dead and twenty five others injured after a train crashed into a public bus near an airport rail link station in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.
According Thai local media, the crash unfolded around 3:49pm local time on Thursday, when the bus appeared to get stucked on an intersection with the rail line after the safety barriers descended.
The train which was reportedly travelling from Southern Chachoengsao province to Bangkok’s Bang Sue district, ran into the stationary bus and dragged several nearby vehicles along with it before the bus burst into flames, as smoke billowed in the sky.
Fire fighters and rescued crews were immediately dispatched to pull people from the wreckage and battle the flames, as motorcyclists and passersby attempted to redirect traffic.
The fire has since been brought under control, with crews cooling the areas and transporting about twenty five people to the hospital.
However, Thailand authorities have not yet confirmed the exact number of people killed in the incident.