At least five killed after road collapse


Deadly disaster: Emergency rescue workers surveying the site of the collapse at a construction site along Rama II highway in Bangkok. — AFP

An elevated road being built in the country’s capital Bangkok collapsed, killing at least five people, officials said.

The collapse, which happened early morning yesterday in southwestern Bangkok, also injured 24 other people at the construction site, said Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.

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