A train derailed in northeast Thailand this Wednesday (14) after a construction crane fell onto three carriages, killing at least 28 people and injuring around 80. The information was released by local police.
The accident occurred in the Sikhio district, in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima, 230 km northeast of Bangkok, on a train traveling from the capital to the province of Ubon Ratchathani.
“The death toll has risen to 25. The search for more bodies continues,” police colonel Thatchapon Chinnawong told Reuters by telephone.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said in a statement that there were 195 people on board and added that he had ordered a thorough investigation.
The crane was working on a high-speed train project when it collapsed and struck the passing train, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire.
