A CONSTRUCTION crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok today, killing two people.

This followed another crane falling onto a moving passenger train in north-eastern Thailand the day before, with 32 lives lost.

The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway, a major artery leading out of Bangkok, has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.

The crane collapsed in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations Department.

Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thai TV Channel 7 that two people had died. It was unclear whether anyone else had been trapped in the wreckage.

There was uncertainty about the number of victims because the site is still considered too dangerous for search teams to enter, said Ruamkatanyu Foundation rescue worker Suchart Tongteng.

“At this moment, we still can’t say whether another collapse could happen,” he said.

“That’s why there are no rescue personnel inside the scene, only teams conducting on-site safety assessments.”

At the site of Wednesday’s train derailment, the search for survivors has ended, Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Anuphong Suksomnit said.

Three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have left the train earlier, but that was under investigation.