Crane collapse derails passenger train in northeast Thailand, killing at least 19

The Hindu
The Hindu
9h ago
A construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima, derailing it and killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 80, police said.
Crane collapse derails passenger train in northeast Thailand, killing at least 19
A What happened
A passenger train travelling from Bangkok toward Thailand’s northeast derailed when a construction crane fell onto one of its carriages in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. Police said at least 19 people were killed and at least 80 were injured. Police said the crane was working on a high-speed rail project, and the train briefly caught fire. Police said more bodies remained in the wreckage and had not yet been retrieved, and rescue work was underway.

Takeaways

Police said a crane collapse onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province killed at least 19 people, injured at least 80, and left additional bodies still to be retrieved as rescue work continued.

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Law & Public Safety Public Safety Accidents & Fires

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