Overview
- Thai authorities report at least 32 fatalities and more than 60 serious injuries after a derailment and fire in Nakhon Ratchasima, with a German citizen confirmed among the dead.
- Police say evidence collection is underway and representatives of two construction firms have been summoned for questioning, with no charges announced.
- Thailand’s transport minister ordered an immediate pause on all elevated road and rail projects pending a safety review as recovery operations continue on a key northeast rail line.
- A day after the train disaster, a separate crane collapse in Samut Sakhon struck the Rama 2 expressway, killing two people and injuring five, sharpening scrutiny of construction-site safety.
- In Germany, officials reported a fatal scooter–truck collision at Berlin’s ICC, an A3 shutdown after a lorry lost a heavy digger, and an investigation into suspected sabotage of DRK ambulances in Schaumburg.