Developing | Crane collapses on train in Thailand, killing at least 22

“Twenty-two people were killed and more than 30 were injured,” a local police chief in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thatchapon Chinnawong, said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday at around 9am when a crane being used to build the high-speed rail network fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of the capital Bangkok.

“A crane collapsed onto a train causing it to derail and catch fire,” the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial public relations department said in a statement.

Live footage aired by local media showed rescuers rushing to the scene, with a brightly coloured train derailed on its side as smoke billowed from the debris.

The Nakhon Ratchasima provincial department said the train was travelling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province.