Listen to this articleWorkers use heavy machinery to remove debris from the site of the crane collapse in Sikhiu district, Nakhon Ratchasima. All three died together when a construction crane collapsed onto a train travelling from Krung Thep Aphiwat to Ubon Ratchathani on Jan 14. Nanthika Na Nakorn, the family's sister-in-law, said the tragedy was made even harder by the family's faith in rail travel. The Morning death struckThe disaster occurred on a section of track in Sikhiu district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, where a large crane was being used to construct part of the high-speed rail project. By morning, she was in Pak Chong in Nakhon Ratchasima, travelling from hospital to hospital, until she learned her daughter's body was at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.

Source: Bangkok Post January 19, 2026 22:02 UTC