NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A contractor has removed most of a collapsed construction crane from a high-speed rail project site and expects rail repairs to begin later on Tuesday, officials said.
On 14 January 2026, the crane fell onto a passenger train, injuring and killing several people. At 17:00 on 19 January, workers from Italian-Thai Development began removing the damaged crane that was lodged above the construction area, cutting it into sections and lowering one piece. Crews then worked for nearly the entire night to bring down another section.
By about 06:30 on 20 January, workers had lowered a third damaged section, clearing all crane debris from one side of the site. Crews were racing to remove the remaining sections on the other side so engineers from the State Railway of Thailand can replace rails damaged in the incident.
Authorities expect the remaining crane parts to be removed later on Tuesday, allowing track repairs to proceed and normal train services to resume.