Thailand suffers another construction accident just a day after rail tragedy that killed 32

Thailand suffers another construction accident just a day after rail tragedy that killed 32 A new construction accident near Bangkok has occurred just 24 hours after a deadly train accident in another part of Thailand NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand -- A new construction accident on a road near Thailand's capital, Bangkok, was reported on Thursday, just 24 hours after a construction crane fell on a moving passenger train in the country's northeast, killing at least 32 people. There was no immediate official confirmation of deaths in Thursday’s accident, but the Facebook page of Fire & Rescue Thailand, which covers the activities of volunteer firefighters and rescue workers, said at least one person was killed. The accident occurred at the site of an elevated road construction project. Meanwhile, the search for survivors from Wednesday’s train accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province has ended, said provincial governor Anuphong Suksomnit. Officials said three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated. Officials believed there had been 171 people aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene on Thursday. The latest accident on the outskirts of Bangkok saw a construction crane collapse on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province at around 9 a.m., according to the government's Public Relations Department, which added that two vehicles were trapped in the wreckage, which included massive metal girders. Rescue operations were underway, the statement added. The construction project, an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway - a major artery leading from Bangkok - has become notorious in recent years for construction accidents, some of them fatal. At the train accident scene in Nakhon Ratchasima, work to remove the wreckage continued Thursday, after search and rescue operations concluded Wednesday night. The accident saw a falling crane derail and crush parts of the train under it. The authorities said the crane that fell was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways. Narongsak Promta, the provincial police chief of Nakhon Ratchasima, told reporters at the site that police are working to verify the status of all passengers to determine the status of the three people listed as missing. He said police are still collecting evidence and interviewing relevant parties and have not yet pressed charges against any party. South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported that one South Korean national, a man in his late 30s, was among the dead. The ministry is providing consular services to the bereaved family. The two-stage high-speed rail project on which the accident occurred has a total investment cost of more than 520 billion baht ($16.8 billion) and is associated with an ambitious plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers. Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai...

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