Bangkok: A Myanmar worker was crushed to death by a concrete slab and a landslide while laying a drainage pipe in a hole more than 3 meters deep in the construction area of Rama II Road.
According to Thai News Agency, at 01:54 on June 8, 2025, Bang Mot Police Station investigators received a report of a citizen falling into a deep hole in a construction area on Rama II Road near Soi 29, Bang Mot Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Bangkok. They coordinated with Chom Thong Fire Station officers and Ruamkatanyu Foundation rescue volunteers to inspect the scene.
From the initial investigation, Mr. Ure, 39 years old, a Myanmar national and construction worker, was found in a hole approximately 3 meters deep, lying unconscious in the mud and flooded water, more than half of his body submerged, lying face down. Rescue workers and fellow workers brought in a water pump to quickly drain the water and used equipment to assist him. When checking the pulse, it was found that his vital signs were weak. The officers attempted to perform CPR and rushed him to a nearby hospital. As of the latest update at 7:30 a.m., it was reported that the injured person had died at Bangpakok 9 Hospital.
Mr. Mew, 39, a Burmese national and friend of Mr. Ure, revealed that before the incident, he was working on laying drainage pipes in the area under the elevated road of Phra Ram 2 Road when a large ground subsidence occurred, causing fellow workers laying pipes below to be crushed by the concrete slabs and soil. Officers were notified to help.
The area where the incident occurred falls under the responsibility of the expressway project, Rama 3 - Dao Khanong - Outer Bangkok Ring Road, Western side, of the Expressway Authority of Thailand, which will connect to the intercity expressway project, Bang Khun Thian - Ban Phaeo (M82). Initially, the investigators are in the process of collecting evidence and inviting witnesses at the scene, including the foreman of the contractor, to give statements about the incident to find the truth.