22 killed in Thailand train derailment after crane collapse

International Desk Published: 14 January 2026, 10:45 AM
22 killed in Thailand train derailment after crane collapse
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A crane at an under-construction high-speed rail line in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday, causing it to derail and killing at least 22 people, local authorities said.

"Twenty-two people were killed and more than 30 were injured," a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thatchapon Chinnawong, told AFP.

Source: AFP