Bangkok Train Crash Probe Expands After Driver Fails Drug Test

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Bangkok Train Crash Probe Expands After Driver Fails Drug Test

Investigators are continuing to examine the deadly train-bus collision near Airport Rail Link Makkasan station, which killed eight people and injured many others. The train driver and railway crossing signalman have both been charged with causing death and serious injury through negligence, though both reportedly denied the charges. Authorities said the train driver failed a preliminary drug test and did not hold an official rail operator licence issued under the newer Department of Rail Transport system. Fresh CCTV evidence reportedly raised further questions after footage appeared not to show the driver in the cab moments before impact. A railway workers’ union later defended the driver, arguing that existing staff were still legally allowed to operate during the licensing transition and pointing to wider issues including staffing shortages and railway safety systems.