Bangkok Post
Work on new northern train tunnel halted after accident kills 2
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The State Railway of Thailand has ordered a temporary halt to construction of a new tunnel on the northern line pending an investigation into a scaffolding collapse that killed two workers.
Key facts
- The State Railway of Thailand has ordered a temporary halt to construction of a new tunnel on the northern line pending an investigation into a scaffolding collapse that killed two workers.
- The SRT said in a Facebook statement on Sunday work on Doi Luang Tunnel had been halted for two days so the contractor and railway authorities could find out why the scaffolding fell down and killed two workers on Saturday and injured two
- The victims were identified only as Apidet, 24, from Kanchanaburi; and Thu, 29, from Myanmar
- The CKST-DC 3 consortium comprising Ch Karnchang Plc, Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (Stecon) and Chiang Mai Construction Co won the bidding for the section between Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong in Chiang Khong district, including
Summary
The SRT said in a Facebook statement on Sunday work on Doi Luang Tunnel had been halted for two days so the contractor and railway authorities could find out why the scaffolding fell down and killed two workers on Saturday and injured two others.
The contractor was also ordered to improve worker safety, it said.