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Thailand News | Train driver charged after deadly Bangkok rail crossing crash, first wife leads procession for husband’s second marriage
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Today we’ll be talking about the deadly train crash that occurred over the weekend, including charges being filed against the driver and pledges of support for victims from the Prime Minister, then, a 10-kilometer drug chase ends in three arrests, down in Pattaya a foreigner is being accused of abusing a young monkey, also in the seaside city a Swedish tourist reports a 100,000 baht theft by ladyboys in his condominium, then, get your rain boots ready because rainy season is
Key facts
- Thailand water reserves drop to 39% as floods loom
- Three Suspects Arrested After 10-Kilometre Drug Chase in Chumphon
- Heavy Rain Warning Issued for 40 Thai Provinces
- Three arrested after 10-kilometre drug chase in Chumphon
- 13 Cambodian migrants arrested at Chanthaburi border
- Heavy rain warning issued for 40 Thai provinces on May 17
Summary
### Train Driver Charged After Deadly Bangkok Rail Crossing Crash
Thai police have charged a freight train driver with negligence after a collision between a train and a public bus near Bangkok’s Makkasan Airport Rail Link station left eight people dead and 32 others injured. The crash happened on May 16 at a busy rail crossing on Asok-Din Daeng Road, where the bus was reportedly stopped on the tracks during heavy traffic.