At least eight people are dead and about 35 are injured after a public bus and a freight train collided, causing the bus to burst into flames.

A train crashed into a public bus near an airport rail link station in Bangkok's city centre, Thai media report.

Police and rescue officials said the collision sparked a fire that engulfed the bus.

At least eight people are dead and 35 others are injured after a freight train smashed into a public bus near an airport railway station in Bangkok, Thailand, causing the transportation vehicle to ...