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10 July 2023, 20:44 +07
Updated 6 hours ago
The bridge under construction collapsed. Overlap construction workers and cars. Recently, there have been reports of at least 2 deaths and many more injuries.
Photo courtesy of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation. Shows an elevated bridge crossing the intersection. The area in front of the Lotus Lat Krabang supermarket collapsed and collapsed. Crushed at least 1 white car and workers in the area were injured.
BBC Thai Contact A rescue worker who asked to use the name “Yod Nakorn 45 Ruamkatanyu” was one of the staff who arrived in the area shortly after the accident. He reported the situation as
“One car was flattened and another two were damaged,” Yod said at 8:30 p.m.
“From what I saw with my eyes This was a big raid. If only counting the collapsed girder, the length of the bridge was 400 meters, blocking the entire traffic lane.” The bridge collapsed to damage another commercial building as well.
Yod’s information is consistent with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation that reported that At least two people were killed, three were seriously injured and four were lightly injured. However, this is still an unofficial death toll.
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The commercial building was damaged by a bridge collapse.
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“One car was flattened and another 2 cars were damaged,” he told BBC Thai.
Missing people may still be trapped under collapsed structures.
CCTV footage of the area Shows the minute that the blue intersection bridge is collapsing. make noise People in the area tried to run away. in the midst of screaming and the huge smoke that rises After the bridge collapsed
The National Police Agency reported that Was notified of the collapse of the bridge at 6:08 p.m. on July 10, in front of the Lotus Lat Krabang supermarket, Luang Phaeng Road, Tub Yao Subdistrict, Lat Krabang District, ready to send firefighters and rescuers to the scene of the accident.
As for the condition of the bridge crossing that is under construction, Yod told BBC Thai that The construction area is blocked only in the middle. The area under construction of the bridge only and such point It is a two lane road that is not very wide. “The construction was built. The car is still running,” Yod said.
As the chaos in the area, he said, had begun to subside and now the Forensics Division had arrived in the area.
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However, BBC Thai special correspondent who arrived in the area around 8:30 p.m., talked to Mr. Piyalak Thinkaew, the head of the rescue team who was now helping minor-serious injuries. sent to nearby hospitals
But the concern at this time is that “they are expected to be left beneath the massive structure” because of the extent of the collapse of the bridge. It is a road that is used for normal traffic. And there is a gas station nearby too.
“Right now it’s in the process of collecting information. to find… If the engineer assesses the structure as safe We will help in order Including the continued use of heavy equipment, “said Piyalak.
Continuously at risk?
Chatchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok Went to the area at the scene of the incident in the evening, stating that the security situation of the structure still needs to be assessed. because the structure was damaged a lot there is instability There may be a continuous breakdown.
Now the deputy permanent secretary of Bangkok has been assigned together with the director of the Department of Public Works. and engineering institutions, engineers and contractors to assess the situation first How safe is it to enter, which now has 1 deceased corpse inside and it’s unclear if there are more trapped inside the carcass?
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“This matter has to be held accountable. Because it is not a force majeure, ”said Governor Chatchart.
for the wounded Given to the Erawan Center and the director of Ladkrabang Hospital Is the one who collects the number of injured, missing and if anyone has relatives or acquaintances who are expected to have not yet returned home, unable to contact or lost due to incidents To call the number 199 and a help center has been set up at Phon Manee Temple. For those who need help
“It’s something that shouldn’t happen. Next, we need to look carefully at various projects, mainly focusing on public safety. There must be someone responsible for this. Because it is not a force majeure, ”said Governor Chatchart.
On Nut-Lat Krabang elevated road
For the bridge crossing that collapsed and collapsed It is in the On Nut-Lat Krabang elevated road construction project. which aims to make traffic on On Nut-Lat Krabang Road faster. And support the growth of the community and Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The owner of the project is the Public Works Department, Bangkok. The designer is the Engineering Office. Department of Public Works, contract number Sor Nor Yor. 11/2564 dated February 22, 2021, with a construction period of 900 days.
The contractor who won the bidding for construction work is Tarawan-Napa Joint Venture offering the lowest price in the E-Bidding system.
The construction cost according to the contract documents is 1,664,550,000 baht, with Bangkok paying all expenses. Now, the money has been withdrawn 9 times, totaling 337,051,060 baht. The project is expected to be completed in December 2024.
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On Nut-Lat Krabang elevated road had been watched earlier this year On the issue of delayed construction, Matichon reported in January 2023 that Mr. Surachit Pongsingwittaya Lat Krabang District Councilor Pheu Thai Party submitted a live message to the Bangkok Council on the progress of the construction of an elevated bridge on On Nut-Lat Krabang Road. that has not progressed
The construction has not progressed, resulting in the construction of equipment to obstruct the traffic. causing a lot of traffic jams cause trouble to the people
He also commented that the distance is only 3.3 kilometers, but it uses a lot of budget. 1,664,550,000 baht, which both district officials and the District Director did not know the information. or as a consultant on this project
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The police prepare to investigate the case urgently.
Lt. Gen. Achayon Kraithong, spokesman for the National Police Agency, said that from the case of the bridge crossing collapsed. in front of Lotus Lat Krabang until the cause of death and that injury Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat The commander-in-chief of the police ordered Pol.Lt.Gen. help people Facilitate traffic
At the same time, it also accelerated to help the injured and leftovers. ready to prepare a team of investigators to facilitate the case various investigations By coordinating operations with Bangkok officials, rescue workers and other relevant parties.
The police ask people for cooperation to avoid traffic routes in the area. which is now the central traffic police And the highway patrol has posted a sign promoting the avoidance of the said route. And asked the public to cooperate with the authorities on traffic. to speed up the rescue of the injured And remain in the area, which is an important and urgent mission. in progress
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For accidents related to the construction of large-scale infrastructure in Bangkok, not long ago on May 7, there was an incident where the steel supporting the structure to create a piece of beam was broken. and then fell with the worker on the sling As a result, the piece crushed one worker and injured another.
In addition to damaging the lives of workers. There were still 4 vehicles that were traveling damaged by concrete fragments from the beams. The splash was hit by a car too.
And on July 31, 2022, there was an incident of a u-turn bridge or a horseshoe u-turn on Rama 2 Road, the 34th kilometer, near Vibharam Hospital, Samut Sakhon Province, collapsing, causing two deaths, one of which Among them were construction workers and two were injured.
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