Bangkok, "Suraphong", Deputy Minister of Transport, stated that there was an accident at the electricity distribution rail. The 'Pink Line' was caused by a long sheet of pie that hit the road. Move forward with repairs to complete before the New Year festival.
Mr. Suraphong Piyachote, Deputy Minister of Transport, and a team of engineers and related persons went to the area to inspect the problem of the electricity distribution rail. The Pink Line electric train fell. It was inspected again to find out the cause clearly. Behind Mr. Suriya Therefore, Rungruangkit Minister of Transport Went to the area to inspect it earlier.
Mr. Suraphong stated that from the investigation it was found that the Pink Line electric train train where the incident occurred It's not a convoy of buses, but a convoy of vehicles to check readiness. that will be used before the bus train starts running each time which is considered a safety system As for the cause of the electrical distribution rail falling down, it was caused by the acceleration of restoring traffic surface area. from the structure concessionaire which entered the area to demolish during the night It is assumed that during the removal of the pie sheet which had become longer in size causing it to hit the said incident. At the time of the incident no electricity had been supplied to the rail system. Importantly, when an impact occurs There is no notice. When electricity is supplied to the rail system and the readiness inspection convoy arrived Therefore, a spark occurs from the deformation of the structure.
He emphasized that after the incident, the remaining parts of the rail system were inspected and found that there were no problems and that trains could operate normally. As for the problem areas, they will try to return to operating within 7 days to accommodate people traveling home during the New Year festival, while emphasizing that transportation takes public safety into account. Not focusing on benefits.
Source: Thai News Agency