Crane falls on trailer at Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail site in Pak Chong

Thairath•Society•217d ago

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A large container fell from a crane onto a trailer at a Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail construction site in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, causing damage but no injuries.

•A crane malfunctioned, causing a large container to fall onto a trailer at a construction site.
•The incident occurred at the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail project in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima.
•No injuries or fatalities were reported.
•The accident involved two cranes and a 22-wheel trailer.

Overview

•At 12:00 PM on January 31, 2026, an accident occurred at a construction site.
•A large container fell from a crane onto a trailer.
•The incident occurred at the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail construction project site in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima.
•A crane's base structure broke and hydraulic cylinders bent while lifting a container, leading to the fall.
•The incident resulted in damage to the trailer and the container, which held components for high-speed rail pillars.
•The accident occurred during the lifting of a container from a trailer by two cranes.
•The cranes involved had lifting capacities of 50 tons and 30 tons, respectively.
•Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of the incident.

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Key Entities

Place

Pak Chong(ปากช่อง)ℹ️

District in Nakhon Ratchasima province where the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail construction accident occurred.

Nakhon Ratchasima(นครราชสีมา)ℹ️

Province in Thailand where the incident at the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail construction site took place.

Organization

Simamongkol Subdistrict Municipality(เทศบาลตำบลสีมามงคล)

Local government body that received notification of the crane accident and dispatched personnel.

Klang Dong Subdistrict Municipality(เทศบาลตำบลกลางดง)

Local government body that dispatched personnel to the crane accident site.

Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited and China Railway Joint Venture(กิจการร่วมค้า บริษัท อิตาเลียนไทยดีเวลอปเม้นท์ จำกัด (มหาชน) และบริษัท ไชน่าเรลเวย์)

The joint venture responsible for Contract Section 3-1 of the high-speed rail project, where the container accident occurred.

Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited(บริษัท อิตาเลียนไทยดีเวลอปเม้นท์ จำกัด (มหาชน))ℹ️

A company involved in the joint venture constructing the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail, where a crane incident took place.

China Railway(บริษัท ไชน่าเรลเวย์)

A company involved in the joint venture constructing the Thai-Chinese High-Speed Rail, where a crane incident took place.

Person

Mr. Tantigor Yu Jaroen(นายตันติกร อยู่เจริญ)

Official from the Simamongkol Subdistrict Municipality's prevention and disaster mitigation unit who responded to the accident.