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

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Thailand is mourning the aftermath of a devastating train crash in Bangkok that resulted in the deaths of eight people. The incident, caused by a goods train colliding with a bus, has raised serious concerns about safety standards in transportation.

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’s...