At least 22 people have been killed, and 64 injured in Thailand, after a construction crane fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the northeast of the country.
The crane, which was being used to build an elevated high speed railway, fell onto the moving train as it was traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province, causing the train to derail and catch fire, according to Nakhon Ratchasima province’s Public Relations Department.
The department said in a Facebook post that the fire was under control and that rescuers were searching for people trapped inside the train.
Transport Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakan said there were 195 people on board the train. He said he ordered an investigation into the accident.
More details to come…
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