Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22

Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22

A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail line in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday, causing it to derail and killing at least 22 people, local authorities said. “Twenty-two people were killed and more than 30 were injured,” a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thatchapon Chinnawong, said. The incident occurred on Wednesday at around 9am when a crane being used to build the high-speed rail network fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of... [Continue Reading]

South China Morning Post South China Morning Post | 14 Jan 2026 04:38
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