Overview
- Local authorities report at least 30 people dead and 64 injured after a crane fell onto a moving train in northeastern Thailand.
- The crane from a Chinese-backed elevated rail project toppled onto the tracks, derailing multiple cars, with reports of a post-crash fire.
- The express was traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani when it was struck beneath the construction site in Nakhon Ratchasima.
- State Railway officials said roughly 195 passengers and crew were on board, while other agency statements about evacuations have conflicted with casualty counts.
- Emergency responders and investigators are working at the scene as authorities examine construction-site safety and operational oversight.