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 (May 16, 2026), 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.

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.