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Train ploughs into bus in Bangkok as fireball erupts and six people are killed

A train has crashed into a bus close to a busy airport in Bangkok, Thailand – at least six people have been killed

At least six people have been killed after a train crashed into a bus close to a busy airport in Bangkok, Thailand, today.

The cargo train collided with vehicles at a level-crossing below the Makkasan station. It is where a monorail shuttles hundreds of tourists to the airport every few minutes.

Authorities said the crash happened on the rail line intersecting the busy Asok-Din Daeng Road below.

Footage shows a car and a large blue public transport bus engulfed in flames as motorists scramble to pull a second car away from danger.

Several motorcycles were scattered across the ground.

Paramedics at the scene said that at least six people had been killed in the collision. A number of others are believed to be injured.

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