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Fatal back-to-back crane failures tied to same Thai firm: minister
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Fatal back-to-back crane failures tied to same Thai firm: minister

  • Montira Rungjirajittranon, Pasika Khernamnuoy and Thanaporn Promyamyai with Watsamon Tri-Yasakda in Nakhon Ratchasima province AFP

The collapse of a highway construction crane killed two people near Bangkok on Thursday, with a Thai minister saying the building firm was also involved in a crane failure the day before that left 32 dead.

Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32
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Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32

  • Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI with Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON and Pasika KHERNAMNUOY in Bangkok AFP

A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 32 people, authorities said.