Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

Falling U-turn bridge kills two on highway

The beam of the U-turn flyover fell on Rama II Highway in Muang district, Samut Sakhon, on Sunday night. (Photo: Highways Department)

Two people were killed and one was injured when part of a U-turn flyover fell on to Rama II Highway in Samut Sakhon on Sunday night.

The huge concrete beam, about 10 metres long weighing about five tonnes, together with its concrete rail guard fell onto three vehicles passing underneath the U-turn flyover that was closed for maintenance.

The beam hit a Chevrolet car, a pickup truck and an empty oil tank truck on the Bangkok-bound side of the highway.

A woman who was the front passenger of the car was killed instantly. Its driver was pulled out of the car by eyewitnesses. Five people on the pickup truck escaped injury as only the front of the truck was hit. Two workers were injured and one of them later died. They were working on the flyover.

The incident caused heavy traffic congestion on the highway as workers were removing the debris from its express lanes.


The Highways Department had closed the old U-turn flyover since June 23 for maintenance.

It had been heavily used by big trucks. The maintenance was earlier set to finish at the end of this month.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.