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Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32

BANGKOK: A crane at a high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The massive crane's broken structure was...

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. A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on January 14 and caused it to derail, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

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