Thailand Grapples with Back-to-Back Crane Disasters
Thailand recorded its second fatal crane accident in as many days after a crane on an elevated Rama 2 Expressway collapsed near Bangkok, killing at least two as authorities halted all aboveground construction during investigations; the same contractor, Italian-Thai Development, was linked to yesterday’s crane-on-train disaster that left about 32 dead, underscoring long‑standing safety and oversight concerns in Thailand’s construction sector which has seen hundreds of deaths and injuries in recent years.