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Pink Line crane falls, shutting down Bangkok traffic

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Pink Line crane falls, shutting down Bangkok traffic

By The Nation

 

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Police have warned workers building the Pink Line mass transit railway from Khae Rai to Min Buri in Bangkok to be more careful, especially during rush hours, after a crane fell onto power lines at 12.30am on Wednesday and loomed for hours above Soi Ram Indra 82.
 

No one was injured, but vehicles outbound on Indra Road had to be held back, resulting in a two-kilometre traffic jam as dawn approached.

 

Khanna Yao police superintendent Pol Colonel Singh Singhadech said the six-storey crane was lifted away and traffic flow had resumed to normal by 5.30am.

 

It’s believed the crane was attempting to move a too-heavy load of metal pipes 15 metres long and 1.5-metre in radius.

 

Its support cables snapped and the crane capsized.

 

Police said the Metropolitan Electricity Authority would assess the damage.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30358521

 
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I wonder who the contractor was?

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As usual, incompetent operators who prioritize speed rather than safety, same as driving.

This is becoming a seasonal occurrence on these skytrain lines. The contractor Thai-Ital or whomever it is should be fined mega millions of baht per incident. I'm sure ppl have died already and it's only going to get worse.

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'Police have warned workers building the Pink Line mass transit railway from Khae Rai to Min Buri in Bangkok to be more careful,

 

Try a swingeing penalty. Likely to prove somewhat more effective than any warning.

It seems this happens every week somewhere in Thailand.  At least nobody died or was crushed this time-please be more careful ????

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Construction cranes and Thailand are a dangerous mix, at this latest episode proves once again.

 

Such "accidents" are almost getting to the point of achieving "HUB" status here....

 

Another green equipment operator, or equipment not inspected prior to operation.   Sabai sabai

"safety first" in the land of make believe

18 hours ago, webfact said:

It’s believed the crane was attempting to move a too-heavy load of metal pipes 15 metres long and 1.5-metre in radius.

Told to be more careful !!!!

Jeez

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