News Forum - Crane collapses in Bangkok, injuring motorcyclist

[Thaiger]

A crane unexpectedly toppled in Thonburi, injuring a motorcyclist who was passing by. The incident left one person injured. It is suspected that the crane’s collapse was due to soil subsidence. Police are urgently investigating the cause. A crane collapsed at around 2pm yesterday, September 12, at a construction site for an underground railway near … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

From the picture it is clear that those cranes do not have any side boom to support heavy lifting. The soil subsidence one side is due to the heavy lifing as the weight shifted to one side when the load starting swinging. Hence the primary rootcause is impromper lifting method.