"BANGKOK -- A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 29 people Wednesday in northeastern Thailand. Another 64 people were injured and rescuers were still searching the wreckage and giving first aid. The derailment occurred on part of an ambitious planned high-speed rail project that will eventually connect China with much of Southeast Asia."
"Photos published in Thai media showed plumes of white then dark smoke above the scene, and construction equipment hanging down from between two concrete support pillars. Rescue workers stood on top of overturned railways carriages, some of them with gaping holes torn on their sides, video from public broadcaster ThaiPBS showed. What appeared to be sections of the crane were scattered along the track. Meanwhile, paramedics gave first aid to injured passengers."
A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 29 people and injured 64. The crane was building an elevated section of a planned high-speed rail and fell as the train traveled from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani. Officials said 195 people were aboard and opened an investigation. Photos showed smoke, construction equipment hanging between concrete pillars and crane parts scattered along the track. Rescue teams climbed overturned carriages, treated the injured and searched the wreckage. The segment is part of a Thai-Chinese rail project; an August 2024 tunnel collapse on the route earlier killed three workers.
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