Tragic Mudslide Fatality: Worker Dies While Installing Underground Electrical Wires in Bangna Tunnel

There was a ground subsidence incident. Slide crushes Myanmar worker to death While working in a tunnel that runs underground wires, more than 10 meters deep, near BTS Bangna, it took officials more than 1 hour to recover the body.

At 11:40 p.m. on February 4, 2026, Police Lieutenant Colonel Natthanon Nab Ngam Thanaset, Deputy Superintendent (Investigation), Bang Na Police Station, received a report of a Myanmar construction worker being crushed to death by a slide. Inside the underground cable tunnel, more than 10 meters deep, near Bang Na BTS Station, Sukhumvit Road, Bang Na Tai Subdistrict, Bang Na District, Bangkok.

By the scene Rescue staff and volunteers of Ruamkatanyu Foundation Hastened to bring equipment to help the victim, Mr. Wee A Le, a Myanmar citizen, about 30 years old, whose body was crushed by dirt. While going down to work inside the electrical conduit tunnel This is a project to change the aerial electrical cable system to underground electrical cables of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority.

Mr. Aniwat Sirichokepatanakit Rescue volunteers from Ruamkatanyu Foundation, Bangna Point, revealed that they received a report of the incident around 11:30 p.m. from the 191 hotline, so they rushed to bring forces to investigate the area. Before finding such an incident which was informed by fellow workers that They tried to help each other about 30 minutes before rescue volunteers arrived. The victim was covered in dirt all over his body, causing him to lose consciousness.

When the volunteer went down to check, he found that he had no vital signs. But efforts were made to rush to bring rescue equipment to high areas. Along with a field stretcher, he went down to help before the body could be brought up. It takes approximately 1 hour.

Ask fellow workers who went to help the deceased. They know that there was only one victim at the time of the accident. Because he went to work downstairs in the tunnel. This is consistent with the statement of the supervisor who gave information to investigators that during the incident, there were workers digging dirt inside the tunnel. at a depth of 8-10 meters and tried to dig down to about 14 meters, but there was soil on both the left and right sides. fell on one of the workers Everyone tried to help as best they could.

Initially, investigators coordinated with the Forensic Evidence Division (OBEC) officials as well as forensic doctors from Chulalongkorn Hospital. Inspect the scene and will call the engineer in charge of the work and those involved with this project came to interrogate the cause of the incident. As for the deceased, Ruamkatanyu Foundation officials sent them for an autopsy at Chulalongkorn Hospital's forensic examination. Before giving it to relatives to receive the deceased to perform merit-making according to religious ceremonies.

For the project to change the air power system to underground power lines Construction is in progress from December 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Work will begin from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m., covering the distance on Sukhumvit Road from Bang Na intersection. Arrive at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 107.