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At least 22 people have died and dozens more have been injured this Wednesday in Thailand after the fall of a construction crane onto a passenger train which covered the route from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchatani, in the northeast of the country.
The Government of Nakhon Ratchasima, the city where the accident occurred, reported through Facebook that the crane held a railway bridge under construction and “collapsed on the passenger train, causing a derailment and a fire at the scene,” to where emergency and rescue teams have traveled.
So far, aid personnel have recovered 22 bodies and treated around thirty injured people, some of them already taken to hospitals, while authorities compare the list of people on board with records of survivors.
BREAKING: Tragic accident in Thailand: At least 22 dead and 55 injured after a high-speed rail construction crane collapsed onto Train No. 21 traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani, between Nong Nam Khuean and Si Khio stations. There were 190 passengers on board. pic.twitter.com/OBrvp7M6WS
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) January 14, 2026
Although at first the local government reported four deaths, in a second statement published minutes later it updated the number, raising the total number of bodies recovered to 22, while rescue efforts continue on the spot.
The accident occurred in Ban Thanon Kho, 32 kilometers from Bangkok. The firefighters have managed to contain the fire while members of the rescue teams used various tools to free those affected, many of whom had been left trapped in overturned wagons.
The Thai Minister of Transport has launched an investigation to clarify what happened. Last March, more than 100 people died after the collapse of a building under construction due to an earthquake with its epicenter in Burma (Myanmar).
Local media and users on social networks have published numerous images of the incident, which show part of the recorded fire and dozens of first responders at the scene of the accident.