20 Killed on Temple Trip in Thailand as Bus, Train Collide

Rescue workers stand at the crash site where a train collided with a paseengers bus in Chacheongsao province in central Thailand on Oct.11, 2020.Dailynews via Reuters

BANGKOK–A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 30, authorities said.

The accident took place at 8:05 a.m. (0105 GMT) near the Khlong Kwaeng Klan railway station 40 miles east of Bangkok, said Maitree Tritilanon, governor of Chachoengsao province, where the crash occurred.