The collision occurred at 10:15 pm (1515 GMT) on Thursday evening in Ayutthaya province when a rapid train from Bangkok to Denchai slammed into the back of a stationary express train.
“Of the 52 injured, six people remain in hospital, two are in critical condition,” Thanongsak Kongprasert, a senior official at the State Railway of Thailand, told AFP.
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