Bangkok Reuters — At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday, rescue officials and police said. Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched as flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles, they said, adding the crash involved a train, the bus, cars and motorcycles. Rescue teams worked to pull injured victims from the wreckage as fire crews battled the blaze with water hoses in a race to contain the fire, officials said. Rescuers work at a train crash site in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday. Sakchai Lalit/AP The fire has now been brought under control, with crews cooling the area, venting gas and continuing to search for victims, they said. The cause of the accident is under investigation. This is a developing story and will be updated. The post At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparked bus fire in Thailand appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparked bus fire in Thailand
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