PUBLISHED: 23 Mar 2025 at 06: 00
Following the collapse of a beam on the Rama III-Dao Khanong Expressway last Saturday during construction on Rama II Road, which left six people dead and 24 others injured, the Ministry of Transport and the Expressway Authority of Thailand ( Exat ) filed civil and criminal charges against the contractor.
On Friday, Transport Ministry official Krichanont Iyapunya and Exat government Surachet Laophulsuk filed the claims against the company and the business involved in the decline.
Outgoing roads were closed as a result of the incident, which partially damaged the 15-meter part of the expressway’s Dao Khanong leave slope, while the email Dao Khanong burden plaza for the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway, which was partially damaged, was reopened on Thursday.
Exat is currently accelerating restoration of the ruined area.
Mr. Kritchanont stated that the police had received information for a possible legal action against those concerned, and that the perpetrators, both legally and criminally, would face criminal and civil penalties.
A committee has been established to investigate the cause of the collapse by looking at transported building materials, imported tools, and work procedures. Laboratories will be used in the analysis and a legal failure review are expected to be included in the investigation’s 20-day deadline.
The Department of Special Investigation ( DSI) has also been appointed to oversee the project’s 7-8 billion baht procurement process.
If proven to be negligent, the offenders may face legal liabilities, including up to 10 years in prison and a good of 200, 000 ringgit for the deaths, or three years in prison and a 60, 000 baht good for serious injuries.
In the meantime, the Lawyers Council and the Thailand Consumers Council are looking into ways to help Rama II Road’s patients. Over 2, 500 construction-related injuries on the Rama II Road have occurred in the past 50 years, according to TCC Secretary-General Saree Ongsomwang, resulting in 144 incidents and 1, 400 injury.  ,
She recommended that the deceased’s relatives receive lump-sum settlement, and that those who are injured should receive regular compensation.
Sumet Ongkittikul, the vice president of the Thailand Development Research Institute ( TDRI), demanded an investigation into the construction quality and work supervision of road projects.