BANGKOK — Authorities have identified two of the eight people killed in the deadly train-bus collision near Makkasan Airport Rail Link station, as officials continue efforts to locate relatives of the remaining victims.
The crash occurred on 16 May when a freight train slammed into an air-conditioned public bus operating on route 23 between Bang Na and Thewet. The collision triggered a major fire that engulfed the bus.
The incident left eight people dead and more than 30 injured.
Officials on 17 May released the names of two confirmed victims as 34-year-old Teekha Teekha-Utmakorn and 57-year-old Tiam Phuangyod.
The remaining six victims are still undergoing forensic identification at the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Authorities have also appealed for relatives of missing passengers to urgently contact officials if they believe family members may have been travelling on the bus and remain unaccounted for.
A disaster assistance centre has been set up beneath Makkasan Airport Rail Link station in Ratchathewi district.
Of the 33 injured victims admitted to hospital, 15 have since been discharged while 18 remain under medical treatment.
