Accident Construction Worker Trapped After Falling Into Deep Pit at Bangkok Subway Site

[Georgealbert]

 

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Emergency rescue teams rushed to a construction site near Lan Luang Soi 8 in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district early afternoon on 19 May, after a worker fell into a deep pit and was reportedly buried under collapsing soil.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 13:15, according to a report from the Phukhao Thong Fire and Rescue Station. Initial alerts stated that a member of the public had fallen into a hole near an ongoing road and subway construction site close to Lan Luang Soi 8 on Lan Luang Road, Khlong Maha Nak sub-district. The pit was estimated to be around 15 to 19 metres deep.

By 13:25, rescue personnel had arrived on the scene and confirmed that the victim was a construction worker employed on the new underground railway project. It is believed the worker fell into the excavation pit as the soil collapsed and was subsequently buried under a sudden falling soil. Rescue teams are continuing operations at the site in an effort to locate and retrieve the missing individual.

 

The Ruamkatanyu Foundation, an emergency response organisation, have deployed high-angle rescue specialists to support the ongoing rescue effort. At the time of this report, the identity of the missing worker had not yet been confirmed, and the exact depth to which the victim had fallen remained unclear due to the volume of soil that had filled the pit.

 

Authorities have cordoned off the area as the rescue operation continues.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-05-19.

 

 

 

 

[Georgealbert]

UPDATE
Construction Worker Plunges Into Borehole as Ground Collapses at Bangkok Subway Site

 

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A construction worker is feared seriously injured after falling into a deep borehole at a subway construction site in central Bangkok following a sudden ground collapse.

 

The victim, identified as Mr. Sarawut Chantasorn, 33, from Sisaket province, was working on pile-driving operations at the time of the incident. According to Mr. Thanawat, a colleague who witnessed the event, Mr. Sarawut had been standing at the edge of an old borehole, preparing to begin drilling a new shaft.

Without warning, the ground beneath Mr. Sarawut gave way, likely due to soil subsidence around the old excavation site. He lost his balance and plunged into the shaft, estimated to be about 19 metres deep.

 

Emergency teams, including police and rescue workers, are currently attempting to retrieve the trapped worker. The extent of Mr. Sarawut’s injuries is not yet known.

 

The site is part of an ongoing underground rail project aimed at expanding Bangkok’s MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) network.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-19.

 

 

 

 

[save the frogs]

construction is hard work.

sad to see these workplace accidents.

get him out of there and rescue him, guys.

 

[Georgealbert]

Thai media from the scene.