Train driver charged after deadly crash in Thailand
A train driver in Bangkok has been charged with negligence following a crash that killed eight people and injured 32 when a freight train hit a bus stopped on railway tracks. Authorities are also planning to charge the bus driver, who remains hospitalized and unable to be questioned. The incident has prompted calls for improved safety measures at rail crossings in Thailand.
- ▪The freight train collided with a public bus at a rail crossing in central Bangkok, killing eight and injuring 32.
- ▪The train driver was charged with negligence causing death due to reckless conduct, according to police.
- ▪The bus driver will also face charges but is still receiving medical treatment and has not yet been questioned.
- ▪Vehicles had previously been observed ignoring stop signals at the crossing, raising safety concerns among commuters.
- ▪Thailand’s roads are among the world’s deadliest, according to the World Health Organization, due to weak enforcement of traffic laws.
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First responders work at a train crash site near an airport rail link station in Bangkok, Thailand, May 16. AP-YonhapBANGKOK — Thai police have charged a train driver with negligence after a crash on Saturday in central Bangkok in which a freight train collided with a public bus at a rail crossing, killing eight people and injuring 32."The train driver has been charged with negligence causing death, as evidence clearly indicates reckless conduct leading to fatalities," Urumporn Koondejsumrit, head of the Makkasan Police Station, told Reuters.He said the bus driver would also be charged, but remained under medical treatment and could not be questioned, so charges had not yet been filed.Investigators are examining whether additional charges may be brought, he said.On Saturday, the freight…
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