In Thailand, a construction crane fell onto a moving train, resulting in at least 22 fatalities and about 80 injuries. This morning, January 14, while going from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province, a crane used to construct an elevated high-speed railway collapsed over the moving train, causing it to derail with 195 passengers. The scene’s footage shows the shattered structure of the crane perched on enormous concrete pillars above the twisted remains of the overturned train. Additional bodies had not yet been recovered, according to local authorities. One of the carriages was ripped in half by the hit, according to Mitr Intrpanya, 54, who was present. He said: “At around 9am, I heard a loud noise, like something sliding down from above, followed by two explosions. “When I went to see what had happened, I found the crane sitting on a passenger train with three carriages. “The metal from the crane appeared to strike the middle of the second carriage, slicing it in half.”

The accident happened at a construction site that is part of a $5.4-billion project backed by Beijing to build a high-speed rail network in Thailand. It aims to connect Bangkok to Kunming in China via Laos by 2028 as part of China’s vast “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative. Thatchapon Chinnawong, the district police chief, said 22 people had been confirmed de@d and 80 more were injured.

“We are now asking the hospital to say how many people are in critical condition,” Thatchapon said. Thailand already has more than 3,000 miles of railway but the run-down network has long driven people to favour travel by road. Upon completion of the 370-mile high-speed railway, Chinese-made trains will run from Bangkok to Nong Khai, on the Mekong River border with Laos, at up to 150mph. Industrial and construction site accidents have long been common in Thailand, where lax enforcement of safety regulations often leads to deadly incidents. See videos from the scene below.