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Thailand Train Strikes Fallen Crane, Killing 27 on BangkokUbon Ratchathani Route

Rescuers cut through burning carriages to free trapped passengers at the Sikhio construction site.

Overview

  • Thai PBS reports 27 dead and 79 injured after a passenger service derailed and caught fire in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
  • The collision occurred around 09:05 local time when a construction crane fell onto the active line near a high-speed-rail overpass project.
  • Several carriages ignited after the impact, and emergency teams fought fires while conducting extractions.
  • Injured passengers range in age from 1 to 85, according to the latest figures cited by Thai PBS.
  • Early counts from local media were lower, then revised upward in subsequent Thai PBS updates.