The freight train that hit a passenger bus in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring many more, was in violation of the ban on entering Bangkok during the day, according to Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat.
Mr Siripong told Chula Radio on Tuesday morning that a railway regulation prohibited freight trains running in Bangkok from 5am to 9pm. The Laem Chabang-Bang Sue train that collided with the passenger bus violated that ban.
