Driver of crashed train tested positive for drugs, Thai police say

The freight train collided with a bus in Bangkok, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others.

Freight train crashes into bus in Bangkok, Thailand - CNN

Freight train crashes into bus in Bangkok, Thailand  CNN

Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash, its latest avoidable tragedy

Bangkok residents were digesting yet another avoidable tragedy on Monday after eight people were killed when a goods train ploughed into a city bus at a busy level crossing on Saturday afternoon. The train driver, who later tested positive for drugs, had also not received a valid operator’s licence from the Department of Rail Transport. A fireball erupted as the train struck the bus at the Asok-Dindaeng intersection, in a notoriously congested part of Thailand’s capital, igniting the vehicle’...

By Aidan Jones

Collision train driver on drugs, unlicensed

The driver of the freight train that hit a passenger bus and other vehicles on a congested Bangkok level crossing on Saturday tested positive for drug abuse and did not have a rail transport licence, according to the rail transport chief.

Deadly crossing crash — Train driver tests positive for drugs - Nation Thailand

Deadly crossing crash — Train driver tests positive for drugs  Nation Thailand

Train driver charged after deadly Bangkok bus collision

A train driver has been charged with reckless driving after a deadly Bangkok train crash killed eight people. The driver also tested positive for drugs. Read More: https://punchng.com/train-driver-charged-after-deadly-bangkok-bus-collision/

By Punch Newspapers