Thai PM Anutin visits train crash site as death toll reaches at least 32 | ABS-CBN News

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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charvirakul visited the site where a train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday (January 14) after a construction crane fell on two of its carriages, killing at least 32 people and injuring 66, the regional governor said. The accident occurred in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train from the capital bound for Ubon Ratchathani province. The crane was working on a high-speed rail project when it collapsed and hit the passing train, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the State Railway of Thailand to provide good compensation for families of the dead, adding in comments to reporters after being briefed at the scene: "We need to investigate... and take legal action." The Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited, which was contracted to build the rail segment, expressed regret for the accident and said it would provide compensation and relief to families of the casualties. Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said in a statement that there were 195 people on board, adding that he had ordered a thorough investigation to be carried out. (Production: Kantinan Klangsombat, Juarawee Kittisilpa, Zaw Naing Oo, Lion Schellerer) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #NewsDigital #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews