{"id":1742,"date":"2026-05-16T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:18:45","slug":"nine-dead-in-makkasan-airport-train-and-bus-fireball-crash-as-explosions-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1742","title":{"rendered":"Nine dead in Makkasan Airport train and bus fireball crash as &#8216;explosions&#8217; heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e189fa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Emergency crews are currently dealing with the horror incident near Airport Link Makkasan Station in Bangkok, Thailand earlier today &#8211; at least nine people have been killed<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">11:00, 16 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 11:12, 16 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37164628\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At least 6 people have died\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37164628.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Serious-accident-near-Makkasan-where-a-bus-collided-with-a-trainjpg6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37164628.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Serious-accident-near-Makkasan-where-a-bus-collided-with-a-trainjpg6.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37164628.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Serious-accident-near-Makkasan-where-a-bus-collided-with-a-trainjpg6.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37164628.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Serious-accident-near-Makkasan-where-a-bus-collided-with-a-trainjpg6.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"At least 9 people have died\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">At least 9 people have died<cite aria-label=\"Image: X\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: X)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At least nine people have been killed and multiple injured after a freight train and bus crash erupted into a fireball. The incident happened near Airport Link Makkasan Station in Bangkok, Thailand earlier today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dramatic pictures from the scene show intense flames as thick plumes of smoke billow into the air. One image shows just the frame of a burnt out bus in the aftermath of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emergency crews are currently dealing with the horror incident on Asok-Din Daeng Road between Rama IX and Asok Phet intersections. It is understood that motorbikes may also have been involved in the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Locals reported hearing &#8220;small explosions&#8221; after the impact. 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