March 2025 Rama II Road bridge collapse
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On March 15, 2025 at approximately 1:48 AM local time, a section of the Dao Khanong Expressway Bridge, which was under construction, collapsed onto Rama II Road in the Chom Thong district of Bangkok, Thailand. The disaster resulted in seven confirmed fatalities, sixteen injuries, and an estimated thirty individuals trapped beneath the rubble. Disaster In the early hours of March 15, 2025, a concrete beam structure from the Dao Khanong Expressway Bridge construction project crashed down upon the existing expressway bridge. The collapse site was situated roughly 200 meters from a tollbooth, along a segment of the Rama III - Dao Khanong Expressway development. Seven fatalities and sixteen injuries were confirmed, and thirty individuals were believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. The collapse entirely severed the expressway, which serves as a transportation connection to Bangkok's Bang Khun Thian, Chom Thong, and Bang Mod districts. Additionally, Chom Thong Burana Road, which intersects with Rama II Road at site of the bridge's construction, was completely obstructed across all lanes.
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