A construction crane working on a high-speed rail project collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeast Thailand on Wednesday morning, killing 29 people and injuring approximately 80 others, Al Jazeera reported.
The disaster occurred around 9:00 a.m. in Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, about 230 kilometres (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok. Special Train No. 21 was travelling from the Thai capital to Ubon Ratchathani when it struck the fallen crane, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire.
