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Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train on Wednesday, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 32 people in northeastern Thailand.

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Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
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Train workers check the wreckage of train at the site where a construction crane fell into a passenger train on Wednesday, in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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A rescuer stands near the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
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Forensic workers inspect the train accident site, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Relatives wait at a hospital to receive bodies of victims, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
Relatives of the victims react near the site where a construction crane fell into a passenger train on Wednesday, in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
The scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
The wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
Relatives of victims and others react after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
A rescuer searches amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul meets relatives of the victims as he visits the site where a construction crane fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
A rescuer works amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
The wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
The construction site with crane wreckage is silhouetted, a day after the crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Photos show rescue work after train derailment in Thailand | iNFOnews.ca
Rescuers inspects the wreckage after a construction crane fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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