The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore – Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP

Major US bridge collapses as cargo ship plows into pylon

A major bridge collapsed in Baltimore on Tuesday, blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbours, after a heavily laden cargo ship lost power and smashed into a support column…

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Two killed, 18 injured in Samut Prakan bus accident

Two people were killed and 18 others injured when a six-wheel bus carrying a group of workers crashed into a roadside concrete barrier before plunging into a canal in the…

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Survivors tell of tragic losses in firecracker factory explosion

Two people, happy to have survived a massive blast at a firecracker factory in Suphan Buri province on Wednesday, say they are sad over the loss of many of their…

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Appeals Court adds prison terms for police officer involved in fatal zebra crossing accident

The Appeals Court changed the prison term imposed on a non-commissioned police officer today from just one year and 15 days to ten years and two months for crashing his…

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Scores of people die in road accidents on fifth of the seven dangerous days

Twenty-one more people were killed and 284 were injured in 266 road accidents on the 5th day of the New Year travel “Seven Dangerous Days” yesterday, increasing total fatalities and…

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34 killed, 335 injured on first of 7 dangerous days on the roads

Thirty-four people died and 335 others were injured in road accidents across the country on the first of the New Year travel “Seven Dangerous Days” yesterday, according to the Command…

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Experts flag doubts over road-safety masterplan as Thailand braces for ‘Seven Dangerous Days’

Thailand enters the annual “seven dangerous days” today (Dec 28) with sirens already sounding over efforts to meet its 2027 goal of cutting the appalling death toll from traffic accidents….

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Two Indian tourists die in van-truck collision in Chumphon province

Two Indian tourists were killed and five others, including a Thai, were seriously injured when the van in which they were travelling slammed into a ten-wheel truck and fell into…

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Photo shows Kalyakorn Poon-iad (L) and Suparatna Hetthong(R).

Tragic weekend accident cuts short dreams of two young girls

When the ill-fated coach skidded off a road and crashed into a tree in Prachuab Khiri Khan province over the weekend, it claimed 14 victims on the scene, while two…

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14 die in coach crash in Prachuap Khiri Khan

A double-deck coach bound for Songkhla province skidded off a road and crashed into a tree early this morning in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, killing at least 14 and injuring…

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Two Thai tourists die in tour bus accident in Turkey

Two Thai tourists were killed in Turkey when their tour bus slammed into a roadside sign on Thursday (local time), according to Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kanchana Patarachoke today. The…

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Official killed by exploding LPG tank during fire drill in Uttaradit

A municipal official in Mueang district of Uttaradit province was killed by the force from the explosion of an LPG canister during a fire drill demonstration at a sugar refinery…

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Owner of the truck which fell into a hole in Bangkok released on bail

A court has released on bail the owner of a ten-wheel truck that fell into a hole on Sukhumvit Road earlier this week. Wutipat Janjarintrakorn has been charged with instructing…

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Crackdown on overweight trucks in Bangkok begins

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt led a team of city officials and highway police in a crackdown on overweight trucks leaving major construction sites late Thursday night. Two trucks were found…

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Students injured when wooden floor of a classroom gives way

Two students suffered bruises yesterday when the wooden floor of an aging school in Phanat Nikhom district, in the eastern province of Chon Buri, partially collapsed, throwing about 30 students…

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Truck which fell into a hole on Sukhumvit road may carry over legal limit : Bangkok deputy governor

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has set up a panel to investigate the gross weight of the 10-wheel truck which fell into a hole on Sukhumvit Road, at the entrance of…

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Truck falls into construction hole on Sukhumvit Soi 64

A ten-wheel truck plunged into a hole on Soi Sukhumvit 64 in Phra Khanong district this morning (Wednesday), worsening the traffic congestion. The accident happened at about noon, obstructing three…

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School bus crashes into paddy field in Ubon Ratchathani

A school bus skidded off a road and plunged into a flooded paddy field in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province this morning (Friday). Twenty-eight passengers, who are students…

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BTS orders checks of all skirting slabs after one slab fell onto a road

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has ordered a thorough check of the decorative skirting slabs on the Sukhumvit and Silom lines, after one of them detached and fell to…

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More witnesses summoned for questioning over collapse of overpass

Summonses have been issued by Bangkok police for 11 witnesses, including those involved in the construction, to visit Chorakhe police station within three days for questioning over the collapse of…

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3-4 days needed to clear Luang Phaeng Road of collapsed overpass

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Tuesday that it will take 3-4 days to clear the Luang Phaeng Road in Lat Krabang of the collapsed segment of an overpass, because each…

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Latest : Overpass collapses in Lat Krabang, killing at least two and injuring 13 others

A segment of an overpass under construction collapsed on Monday evening in Lat Krabang district, killing at least two and injuring 13 others. As of 7.48pm, JS100 traffic radio station…

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Russian tourist falls to his death at Chalong Temple in Phuket

As he tried to find off attempts by the emergency services to rescue him from the third level of the Phra Mahathat Chedi, a tower structure in Phuket’s Wat (temple)…

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Don Mueang airport’s escalator accident not caused by poor maintenance

The accident on an escalator at Don Mueang airport yesterday (Thursday) might have been caused by a small object falling into the end of the escalator, causing a gap in…

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Passenger sustains serious injury on escalator at Don Mueang airport

A female passenger was seriously injured when one of her legs became trapped in an escalator at Don Mueang airport this morning (Thursday). According to the airport administration, the accident…

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Journey to the bottom of the sea: On a Titanic tour

The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have…

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Passengers on THAI plane involved Tokyo airport incident return home

About 100 passengers on a Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft, which was involved in a taxi-way incident at Tokyo’s Haneda airport yesterday (Saturday), have been arriving in Thailand yesterday and…

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One dies, four cars damaged as concrete falls from elevated expressway

A construction worker was crushed to death and four cars were damaged this afternoon (Sunday) when a huge concrete slab fell from the Rama II elevated expressway, which is under…

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236 people dead, 2,005 injured in six days of Songkran celebrations

A total of 236 people have died and 2,005 others have been injured in 2,008 road accidents during the six days of Songkran celebrations since April 11th. According to the…

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158 deaths and 1,431 injuries in four days of Songkran celebrations

158 people have died and 1,431 others have been injured in 1,422 road accidents across Thailand during four days of Songkran celebrations from April 11th, according to the Road Accidents…

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Thai authorities offer ฿3k cash reward for information on illegal road racing

Individuals who provide information to the police about illegal road racing, which leads to the arrest of the offenders, can claim a cash reward of 3,000 baht. Deputy government spokesperson…

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35 dead, 16 hurt in India stepwell accident

LUCKNOW, India, March 31 (Reuters) – At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell collapsed in central India, a local government official said on Friday….

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Five dead in Phatthalung crash

Five people in a pickup truck were killed when their vehicle was hit by a trailer truck travelling in the opposite direction on the Asian Highway in Pa Bon district…

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317 die, 2,437 injured on Thai roads during 7-day New Year holiday

A total of 317 people were killed and 2,437 others injured in 2,440 road accidents across Thailand between December 29th and January 4th, according to statistics provided by the Department…

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