Overview
- The crane collapsed onto a Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani service in Sikhio, Nakhon Ratchasima, derailing several carriages and sparking a brief fire.
- Police confirm at least 22 fatalities, with reported injuries ranging from more than 30 to about 80 as counts continue to be verified.
- Approximately 195 people were on board, and emergency crews cut through wreckage after the blaze was extinguished.
- Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the three struck carriages included two where the dead were found, and warned totals could change.
- The equipment belonged to a China-backed Bangkok–Kunming high-speed rail project that is being built above the existing line.