(Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)The deadly crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province last week was caused by on-site staff "failing to notify" that construction was underway, despite the contract requiring notice before trains pass, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday. Wreckage at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages in Sikhiu district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)“Let me be clear: the contract between the SRT and Italian-Thai will have to be terminated,” the minister said. Measures under consideration include lowering contractor ratings, deducting points or blacklisting companies responsible for accidents in public areas that result in death or injury. The SRT has finished repairing a stretch of track in Sikhiu district, Nakhon Ratchasima, following the Jan 14 crane collapse.
