{"id":26056,"date":"2026-01-14T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=26056"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:48:38","slug":"at-least-28-killed-after-construction-crane-collapses-onto-moving-train-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/at-least-28-killed-after-construction-crane-collapses-onto-moving-train-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 28 Killed After Construction Crane Collapses Onto Moving Train in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand \u2014<\/strong> A construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, according to provincial officials and local media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The derailment occurred around 9 a.m. local time in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, where crews were using a large crane to build an elevated section of a China\u2011backed high\u2011speed rail project. The crane suddenly fell onto Special Express Train No. 21 as it traveled from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani at approximately 120 km\/h, slicing into several carriages and forcing them off the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Officials said 195 passengers were on board at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carriages Crushed, One Catches Fire<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Images from the scene showed mangled metal, shattered windows and a carriage engulfed in smoke. One car briefly caught fire after the impact, and rescue workers were seen climbing through the wreckage to reach trapped passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Police said the crane was part of an overhead rail construction site positioned above the active train line. The structure collapsed without warning as the train passed beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dozens Injured, Hospitals Overwhelmed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Authorities reported 64 to 79 people injured, with victims suffering burns, fractures and head trauma. Emergency crews evacuated all passengers and transported the wounded to hospitals across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Rescue teams continued searching the wreckage for hours as officials worked to confirm the final death toll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part of China\u2011Backed Rail Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The crane was being used to build an elevated section of a high\u2011speed rail line designed to connect Bangkok with Laos, where a Chinese\u2011built railway already links to southwestern China. The project has faced scrutiny over safety standards following previous construction\u2011related accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Orders Full Investigation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Thailand\u2019s government ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse, including whether safety protocols were followed and why the crane failed while a passenger train was passing underneath. Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed the number of passengers on board and said authorities are examining whether negligence contributed to the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">China offered condolences following the deadly incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, according to provincial officials and local media reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3834,4,5],"tags":[3831,3824,3823,3833,3829,3827,3822,3830,2489,3821,3828,3832,3800,3818,3826,3820,3825,3817,3819],"class_list":["post-26056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-featured","category-international","tag-bangkok-to-ubon-ratchathani-train","tag-china-backed-rail-project","tag-construction-accident-thailand","tag-crane-collapse-investigation","tag-emergency-response-thailand","tag-global-transportation-safety","tag-high-speed-rail-project-thailand","tag-infrastructure-accident","tag-international-breaking-news","tag-nakhon-ratchasima-accident","tag-passenger-train-crash","tag-railway-safety-concerns","tag-renee-good","tag-sikhio-district-news","tag-southeast-asia-news","tag-thailand-crane-collapse","tag-thailand-rail-disaster","tag-thailand-train-crash","tag-train-derailment-thailand"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-19.png?fit=722%2C406&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26058,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26056\/revisions\/26058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}