Telescopic boom crane Falls across Rama 2 Road, luckily not smashing the traffic.
At 11:00 pm on March 7, the Norasing Radio Centre, Muang Samut Sakhon Police Station, received a notification of an incident. A crane used to construct the Rama 2 elevated road collapsed blocking the Rama 2 Road. The incident happened in front of Esso gas station (Samut Sakhon), Muang District, Samut Sakhon Province, so informed Pol. Muang Samut Sakhon Police Station together with the police and rescuers of the Samut Sakhon Charity Foundation to investigate
The scene found a crane that looked like a small crane with long arms. The car body is still in the elevated road construction area. The condition of the truck which lifts the wheel (crawler) up to one side While the crane falls across Rama 2 Road to the edge of the footpath in front of the gas station making the car unable to drive through It had to temporarily shut down all traffic lanes in Bangkok. Wait until the officer responsible for the construction work has cleared the area. It took more than 30 minutes and the traffic returned to normal.
Fortunately, at the time of the incident, it was only a fraction of a second This is the moment the car is about to drive through. but it can be stopped in time so is not harmed by the incident There was only minor damage to the footpath that the crane had knocked over.
from inquiry Security guard in front of a company He said he was working in front of the company at the time of the incident. he saw the crane gradually keep leaning down before collapsing Then those working inside opened the alarm in a hurry. or loud alarm Cause the driving car to slow down and stop in time
While the initial cause was found Caused by the iron pins used to hold the base to the car while working, torn apart. causing the car to rise on one side Until the crane fell and landed on Rama 2 Road. The police will call the building supervisor at the time of the incident to inquire and take further legal action.
