Construction worker critically injured in Purple Line subway site accident

A tragic accident occurred today at the construction site of the Purple Line subway on the Suriya Theatre side of Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road, Bang Yi Ruea, Thonburi. A steel beam fell on a construction worker around 8.50am, causing severe injuries. The injured worker was promptly rushed to Taksin Hospital by the Po Tek Tung Foundation.

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The accident took place at the left side of the construction site for the Purple Line subway, occupying about three lanes of traffic. Blood stains were found near the wheel of a large crane where the incident occurred. Locals reported that the accident happened when construction workers were lifting three large steel beams. When the beams were approximately 12 metres high in the air, they tilted and slipped from the ropes, causing one beam to fall on the left side of the road, and two on the right,…