US EditionAnother construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
Italian-Thai Development faces legal scrutiny after two crane collapses killed at least 34 people, highlighting ongoing safety and oversight issues in major Thai infrastructure projects.
- Near Bangkok's outskirts, the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway saw a crane collapse in Samut Sakhon at around 9 a.m., trapping two vehicles, a day after a crane fell on a train killing at least 32.
- On Wednesday, search teams ended efforts at the Nakhon Ratchasima train site as crews removed wreckage and officials said there had been 171 people aboard the train's three carriages.
- The project's contractor, Italian-Thai Development , and a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision work on the two-stage high-speed rail project costing more than 520 billion baht .
- Rescue teams continued work at the Rama 2 site while wreckage removal at the train accident scene continued Thursday after search efforts ended, Italian-Thai Development posted condolences and said it would pay compensation, and police said they are collecting evidence and have not yet pressed charges.
- In recent years, the Rama 2 Road extension has become notorious for fatal accidents, including the August 2024 tunnel collapse killing three workers and the State Audit Building in Bangkok collapse last year, which led to dozens of executives indicted but no trials.
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Dashcam footage captures second crane collapse in two days in Thailand
Dashcam footage has captured the aftermath of a deadly crane collapse in Thailand, just a day after a similar incident in the country’s northeast killed 32. A crane struck an elevated highway in Samut Sakhon, just outside Bangkok, before falling onto the road below. Video footage shows plumes of smoke smothering the area following the crash on Thursday (15 January). At least two people have been killed and five injured after two vehicles were cr…
Two more people have died after a crane collapsed and fell on two cars in Thailand's capital, just a day after another crane fell on a train in the country's northeast, killing 32 people. Thailand's transport minister said the Italian-Thai Development PCL construction company, whose crane fell on the train, was also involved in the crane accident near Bangkok.
On Thursday, a construction crane collapsed on a highway bridge construction site outside Bangkok, Thailand. Two people died as a result of the incident, CNN reports.
On Wednesday 32 people died in Thailand when a construction crane fell on a train. The crane was built on a train line that Bangkok is to connect to China.
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