BANGKOK: A train travelling from Thailand's capital to the country's northeast was derailed on Wednesday (Jan 14) after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least five and injuring at least 30, Thai police said.
The accident took place on Wednesday morning in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230km (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train bound for Ubon Ratchathani province.
Local police told Reuters that a crane working on a high-speed rail project collapsed and hit the passing train, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire. The fire has been extinguished and rescue work in now underway, the police said. - Reuters
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