Thailand’s construction accidents spark outrage
BANGKOK—Thailand’s construction industry is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile deadly accidents.
These include a crane falling onto a moving passenger train this past week and the collapse of an office tower a year ago that killed nearly 100 workers.
Public concern is particularly high in Bangkok due to the frequent and sometimes fatal construction accidents on major road projects.
In the latest case, a construction crane collapsed on Thursday, killing two people, just a day after the train tragedy in which 32 people died.
Public outrage has centered on Italian-Thai Development, the contractor responsible for both sites where the past week’s accidents occurred.
The company, also known as Italthai, was also the joint lead contractor for the 33-story State Audit Office building, which toppled while under construction in March, killing about 100 people.
