Thailand Train Accident: 22 Dead, Over 30 Injured After Construction Crane Collapses on Moving Train
A train travelling from Bangkok to Thailand’s northeast province was derailed after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuring at least 30, police said. The accident took place on Wednesday morning in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok.
“Twenty-two people were killed, and more than 30 were injured,” a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thatchapon Chinnawong, told news agency AFP.
The train was bound for Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province. According to local media reports, a crane was working on a high-speed rail project when it collapsed and hit the passing train.
Video clip from the scene of the serious train accident today when a crane fell onto a passenger train at a construction site in Nakhon Ratchasima province. Multiple deaths reported.
Video released by @PR_SRT #Thailand pic.twitter.com/AOP2Ng7ESR— Thai Train Guide (@ThaiTrainGuide) January 14, 2026
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It caused the train to derail and briefly catch fire. A video of the rescue work emerged on social media, which showed first responders cutting through the wreckage to rescue the injured people.