Listen to this articleNakhon Ratchasima governor Anupong Suksomnit announces the closure of the ID verification centre on Sunday. (Photo supplied)NAKON RATCHASIMA - All bodies of the victims of the railway crane collapse on Jan 14 have been identified and authorities closed the verification centre on Sunday. Provincial governor Anupong Suksomnit told reporters at the hospital on Sunday that relatives had completed identification of the 30 train passengers killed by the collapse of the base parts of a launcher gantry crane working on the construction of the overhead high-speed train track. The train was reportedly carrying 195 passengers and crew and travelling at 120km per hour. The construction of the high-speed railway bridge is part of Section 1 (Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima) of the US$5.4-billion Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project, which has suffered numerous delays since work first began in 2017.

Source: Bangkok Post January 18, 2026 11:28 UTC