At least eight people were killed and 32 others injured in ​Thailand's capital after a freight train hit a bus at ‌a rail crossing, rescue officials and a deputy transport minister said, reports Sky News.

Firefighters and rescue crews attended the scene on Saturday as flames engulfed the ​public bus and nearby vehicles close to the Airport Rail Link's ​Makkasan station in Bangkok, officials said, adding the crash also involved cars and motorcycles.

Preliminary reports showed the bus had been stopped on the tracks ​at a red light, preventing crossing barriers from closing, deputy transport minister Siripong ​Angkasakulkiat told reporters.

The train, which was carrying containers, was unable to stop in time to avoid the crash, he added.

"Eight people were killed and 32 injured, with the ​wounded being treated at various hospitals. All eight dead were on the ​bus," he said.

Videos posted on social media showed the train colliding with the bus and dragging ‌several other nearby vehicles along the tracks.

Several motorbikes and their riders were also seen being thrown onto the road after the collision.

"The bus was stuck at a red light, so it couldn't move. Cars were also blocked and unable to move forward," said Wanthong Kokpho, a motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the crash.

"The ​fire broke out immediately ... ​If this had been a normal working day, the damage would have been much worse."

Rescue teams worked to pull injured victims from ​the wreckage as fire crews attempted to extinguish the blaze with ​water hoses, officials said.

The fire was brought under control, and crews were cooling the area, venting gas and continuing to search for victims, they said. Authorities are investigating the cause ​of the incident.

Thailand's roads are among the world's ​deadliest, according to the World Health Organisation, due to weak enforcement of safety standards.

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At least 34 people, including two babies were killed when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames in southern Benin near the border with Nigeria on Saturday.

According to Beninese Interior Minister Alassane Seidou, “a serious fire occurred in the town of Seme Podji. Another 20 people were seriously wounded in the incident.”

"I can't really give you the cause of the fire, but there is a large gasoline warehouse here and cars, tricycles and motorcycles come from morning to evening,” he added.

Nigeria is a main oil and gas producer where fuel smuggling is very common along its borders, particularly when the government maintains a subsidy to keep fuel prices low.

The majority of the victims were burnt and they could not be not be identified.

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