Piphat Ratchakitprakan Orders Probe After Crane Collapse Kills 29

Thai authorities launched an investigation after a construction crane collapsed onto a passenger train, killing at least 29 people and injuring 80 others.The disaster occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima province during work on a $5.4 billion high-speed railway project linking China and Southeast Asia.Piphat Ratchakitprakan ordered the probe following the fiery derailment of the train while it was traveling from Bangkok toward Ubon Ratchathani.