Thailand Train Accident Kills 28 at China-Backed Project

Recovery workers watch as a carriage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed is lifted off the tracks in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on January 14, 2026. Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

By Montira Rungjirajittranon and Pasika Khernamnuoy

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 28 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said.

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