Multiple people killed after construction crane falls, derails train in Thailand

At slightest 22 radical were killed and 64 injured successful Thailand Wednesday aft a operation crane fell connected a rider train, officials said.

The crane struck a moving bid successful Nakhon Ratchasima state arsenic it traveled from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani, causing the bid to derail and drawback fire, according to the province’s Public Relations Department.

The section said successful a Facebook station that the occurrence was nether power and that officials were searching for radical believed to beryllium trapped wrong the train.

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A operation crane fell into a rider bid successful Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, connected Wednesday, Jan. 14.  (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

Transport Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakan said determination were astir 200 radical connected committee the bid and that an probe was underway.

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The aftermath of a deadly crane illness that struck a rider bid successful Thailand. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

"Nineteen bodies person been recovered, but determination are inactive immoderate wrong the bid carriages that cannot beryllium removed yet due to the fact that the crane started shifting, truthful the squad pulled backmost for fearfulness of danger," said Police Col. Thatchapon Chinnawong, according to Reuters. 

Chinnawong added that those who were killed were successful 2 of the 3 carriages struck by the crane.

A bid traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani derailed aft a operation crane fell onto 1 of its carriages. (Ministry of Transport/Handout via Reuters)

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The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.