Listen to this articleFirefighters douse the blaze at the crane collapse site in Samut Sakhon on Tuesday. He wanted the Department of Highways and the State Railway of Thailand to revoke two contracts signed with the construction company, which he did not name. “I told the Department of Highways, the State Railway of Thailand and the Ministry of Transport to ignore contractual conditions. The State Railway of Thailand gave each family 340,000 baht and Dhipaya Insurance paid out one million baht in each case. State railway workers then began repairing the 36 metres of damaged rail track.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2026 10:48 UTC