Habitual Malpractices Caused Fatal Crane Fall on Express Train: Ministry

Habitual malpractices caused fatal crane fall on express train: ministry

Habitual construction malpractices caused the huge gantry crane of a high-speed railway project to fall on an express train in Nakhon Ratchasima in January, according to the Transport Ministry. The accident killed 31 people and injured 71 others.

Safety failures, not misfortune, caused crane collapse that killed 31

Safety failures, not misfortune, caused crane collapse that killed 31LegacyA construction crane collapse, causing a train crash in Thailand that killed 31, has been ruled the result of procedural violations and safety failures rather than an unavoidable accident, according to findings released by a government fact-finding committee on May 26. Thirty-one people died when equipment from a high-speed rail construction site fell onto Express Train N…