Train crashes into a bus in Thailand killing 18 on-board | Video

Horrifying moment train crashes into bus killing 18 passengers in Thailand. Horrifying footage has revealed the moment at least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a freight train crashed into a bus in Thailand on Sunday. The bus was taking the passengers to a religious ceremony when it was toppled and had its roof torn off by the train around 30 miles east of the capital, Bangkok. More than 40 passengers were rushed to nearby medical facilities for treatment, said provincial hospital director Sombat Chutimanukul. 'Four are in critical condition and eight remain under observation' out of the 23 admitted to her hospital, she told reporters. There were some 60 passengers in the chartered bus travelling from Samut Prakan province to a temple in Chachoengsao, said province governor Maitree Tritilanond. They were planning to offer yellow robes to monks - a traditional ceremony held within a month of the end of Buddhist Lent, he told reporters. Thai premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha instructed authorities to investigate the cause of the crash, a government spokesman said in a statement. Travel throughout the kingdom has been thrown into disarray by a big storm hitting the region, leaving roads in poor conditions and some provinces deluged in shin-high floods. Deadly accidents are common in Thailand, which regularly tops lists of the world's most lethal roads, with speeding, drunk driving and weak law enforcement all contributing factors. Thailand has the second-highest traffic fatality rate in the world, according to a 2018 World Health Organization report. Though a majority of the victims are motorcyclists, bus crashes involving groups of tourists and migrant labourers often grab headlines. In March 2018, at least 18 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bus carrying domestic tourists in northeastern Thailand swerved off the road and into a tree.

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