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Motorway work halted after beam crushes booth

Construction worker injured in collapse of 40-tonne concrete support in Nonthaburi

A 40-tonne concrete beam rests on a police booth in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi after reportedly coming loose while being lifted by a crane, injuring one construction worker, on Friday night. The structure was to be part of a support pillar for the M81 motorway. (Screengrab)

The Nonthaburi Highway District has ordered a halt to construction of the M81 motorway after a 40-tonne concrete beam fell onto a Highway Police booth.

Bang Yai police were called to respond to the incident on Kanchanaphisek Road late Friday night. When they arrived with emergency responders, they found the slab had crushed the booth’s radio…

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