At least 25 people have been killed after a construction crane fell on top of a train in northeast Thailand. The accident took place in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 kilometres (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train bound for Ubon Ratchathani province.
Emergency workers are searching for survivors after the crane fell on three carriages, causing the train to derail and catch fire on Wednesday morning (14 January).
Police told Reuters that at least 80 people have been injured.
Video shared by the State Railway of Thailand shows firefighters extinguishing the burning wreckage while rescue workers searched the mangled train car.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said in a statement there were 195 passengers on board the train.
The crane was being used in work on a high-speed rail project in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast of Bangkok.
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