BANGKOK, Thailand — Prosecutors have ordered six people to face charges over the May 16 train-bus collision at Makkasan that killed eight people and injured more than 30 others. The six include a train driver, a railway crossing gate operator and the driver of the No. 206 bus, who face charges related to negligent conduct resulting in deaths and injuries.
The train driver, identified as Sayomporn, also faces an additional charge of illegally using a Category 1 narcotic after investigators found methamphetamine involved in the case. The No. 206 bus driver, identified as Laphit, faces charges of negligent driving causing death and injury, as well as obstructing rail transport.
The railway crossing operator, Uthen, faces charges of negligence resulting in deaths and injuries.
The accident occurred when freight train No. 2126 collided with an air-conditioned No. 206 bus on Asok-Din Daeng Road near the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district on May 16. Prosecutors also ordered charges against three other motorists — two motorcycle riders and a pickup truck driver — accused of parking across the yellow cross-hatched road markings at the railway crossing.
The three face charges related to negligent driving and obstructing rail transport under the Rail Transport Act 2025. One pickup driver is also accused of negligence resulting in serious injury.
Investigators had completed their case file and submitted it to prosecutors on July 24. Prosecutors subsequently ordered all six suspects to be indicted in court. Authorities said drivers who violated separate traffic regulations will also be summoned to face proceedings under Thailand’s traffic and administrative penalty laws.
