Bangkok crane collapse kills 2
published : 2 Jul 2024 at 15:45
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Two people were killed and others injured when a giant crane collapsed at a building site in Bangkok’s Prawet district on Tuesday afternoon.
The crane fell onto a cement truck and a nearby office building in Soi On Nut 86 about 2.15pm. Two people were killed and three others confirmed injured and rushed to Sirindhorn Hospital.
Some media outlets reported five people were injured.
Emergency services were at the scene.
Other details were not yet available.
Vocabulary
- cement: a grey powder made by burning clay and lime that sets hard when it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick bricks together and to make very hard surfaces - ปูนซีเมนต์
- collapse: a situation in which something fails or stops existing - การพังทลาย
- crane: a tall machine used for lifting or moving heavy objects and building tall buildings - ปั้นจั่นยกของหนัก
- injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- outlet (noun): a business broadcasting the content of a particular producer - ช่อง
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