Two people died and about ten others were injured when an elevated road section under construction collapsed on Luang Phaeng Road in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district on Monday evening.
An elevated road segment across Wat Polmanee intersection plunged onto the road below at about 6pm.
The 500-metre-long segment is a part of the 2.2-kilometre-long Onnut-Lat Krabang elevated road project ordered by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The collapse site stretched from a Lotus's Lat Krabang branch to Jorakay Noi police station.
An initial investigation found that a crane that was lifting the four-lane concrete road segment overturned, leaving the section to hurtle down to the ground.
The segment crushed vehicles on the road below, while several steel structures also hit roadside commercial buildings.
Two victims were killed instantly inside their vehicle.
The section of Luang Phaeng Road was closed to traffic, while the accident also caused a blackout in the locality.
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Cutting corners, corruption, and skimming off the top happens on every Thai construction project from resurfacing a road to building a bridge - its amazing that this stuff doesn't happen more often!
2 killed, 10 hurt as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
2 killed, 10 hurt as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
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Re: 2 killed, 10 hurt as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
Fark! A bit hard to see just what happened first, the crane toppling, or the structure collapsing!
Poor buggers in the cars had no chance. RIP
Poor buggers in the cars had no chance. RIP
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
Re: 2 killed, 10 hurt as elevated road collapses in Bangkok
I suspect that death number will be higher than the two already reported going on the video footage.
Sadly these accidents are becoming more common on these projects. Makes me feel really uneasy traveling on roadways along side these structures nowdays.
Wonder if anyone will take the blame for this mess this time ?
Sadly these accidents are becoming more common on these projects. Makes me feel really uneasy traveling on roadways along side these structures nowdays.
Wonder if anyone will take the blame for this mess this time ?
Complexity is so simply overrated