Overview
- Thailand’s Health Ministry reported 32 dead, 64 injured and three missing as firefighters contained the blaze and recovery continued.
- The crash happened around 9 a.m. near Ban Thanon Kho in Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, when a crane for an elevated viaduct fell onto Special Express 21, causing a derailment and fire.
- Authorities suspended services on the affected section and opened a formal probe, and recovery was briefly paused due to a reported chemical leak.
- Italian‑Thai Development, the contractor on the project, expressed condolences and said it will compensate families and cover medical costs.
- Officials said about 171 people were aboard at the time, after earlier counts of up to 195, as teams reconciled the passenger manifest.