00:02Police investigating the deadly train bus collision at a railway crossing in Bangkok have revealed that the train driver tested
00:09positive for drugs, while a railway crossing barrier operator has been charged with negligence causing death and injury.
00:17According to police, the crossing where the crash happened is normally heavily congested with traffic, but had never previously experienced
00:25an accident on this scale.
00:27Investigators have also reviewed CCTV footage from the area.
00:31Police said the footage appeared to show a railway crossing officer waving a red flag to warn that vehicles had
00:37not yet fully cleared the tracks.
00:39Despite the warning, the train reportedly did not reduce speed before crashing into the bus and several nearby vehicles.
00:47Police said officers were also checking train speed data and communication records as part of the inquiry.
00:53The train driver has already been informed of preliminary allegations connected to the incident, while the bus driver remains hospitalized
01:01with serious injuries and has not yet been questioned by investigators.
01:05The collision left multiple casualties and triggered major disruption in the surrounding area, prompting renewed scrutiny over rail crossing safety
01:13standards in the capital.
01:23Theمة of the fact that the train driver was
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