Thailand: Several killed as crane falls on passenger train
The high-speed train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand....
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The high-speed train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand....
The train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand. At least 29 people have died in the accident....
A train travelling from Thailand’s capital to the country’s northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuri...
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