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Huge Sinkhole Leads to Urgent Road Shutdown in Bangkok


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Late in the evening of October 6, 2024, Thai news outlets reported an incident of road collapse at the Kesa Komol Intersection on Nakhon Chai Si Road in the Dusit District. This required the immediate closure of the route.

 

A big sinkhole, roughly 10 meters in width, 5 meters in length and 3 meters in depth, opened up near a bridge.


Beginning around 7:00 PM, eyewitnesses reportedly noticed cracks forming on the road, but traffic continued as normal. By 9:00 PM, the road quickly caved in, creating a large hole, and forcing the closure of the Kesa Komol Bridge. Nipon Sriruang, Head of Bangkok’s Drainage System Division explained that the collapse took place at a bridge section that is currently under construction as part of a 2-kilometer canal bank project for the Prem Prachakon Canal.

 

Nipon thinks that a broken water pipe beneath the bridge may have caused erosion, leading to the road collapse. Emergency repairs are in progress, using steel plates and asphalt to seal the hole, with expectations that traffic will be back to normal by tomorrow morning. This is according to reports from Thai news outlets, reported The Pattaya News.

 

Photo: The Pattaya News

 

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-- 2024-10-07


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