Crane collapse kills 2 day after train derailment in Thailand
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people, following a separate crane accident the previous day that killed 32 on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand.
- The crane collapse occurred at a Rama 2 Road expressway extension project in Samut Sakhon province, with rescue efforts delayed due to safety concerns about further collapses.
- The train accident involved a launching gantry crane crushing part of the train, with the site linked to a high-speed rail project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the contractor being Italian-Thai Development (Italthai).
- Italthai, also involved in the highway project where Thursday’s accident occurred, has faced scrutiny due to previous incidents, including the 202
