A collapsed crane blocked the outbound lane of Thailand’s “cursed” Rama II highway in the central Samut Sakhon province on Tuesday night. The collapsed crane caused traffic to come to a standstill, according to police.
The incident occurred in front of a petrol station in the main city district. Construction workers took about half an hour to remove the crane and allow traffic to resume, Nation Thailand reported.
Pol Lt Col Sophas Thanonthip, an inspector from Muang Samut Sakhon police station, said that a bolt that pinned the crane to its tractor base sheared off, causing the crane to tilt and fall, flipping its truck base. Sophas said the crane was being used to build an elevated expressway.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported as drivers managed to brake to a halt before hitting the obstacle.
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