CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the sinkhole that opened up on Rama II road early this morning (Jan. 17) leading to a pickup truck plunging in was due to a water pipe rupturing but this is due negligence and not faulty design or construction method, PPTVHD36 said. Amid public concern about repeated accidents
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Big traffic jam as sinkhole emerges at Rama II road
A PICKUP truck fell into a sinkhole that opened up at on a parallel lane of Rama II road at 6.30 a.m. this morning (Jan. 17) causing a water pipe to burst and flood two of its lanes triggering big traffic congestion on both inbound and outbound directions, Naewna newspaper and FM91 Trafficpro said.
Read moreSinkhole forces demolition of Samsen police station: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Oct. 4) that Samsen police station which is on the edge of a massive sinkhole that opened up on Sep. 24 would have to be demolished as it has been sinking with Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the contractor to shoulder the over 40 million
Read moreRoad in Chonburi caves in, repairs underway
A SINKHOLE opened up on a road next to a bridge over a canal in Chonburi after two appeared in Bangkok over the last few days with repairs underway, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Oct. 2). At 1 p.m. reporters from this TV station inspected this sinkhole, approximately 10 metres long, six metres
Read moreSecond sinkhole emerges in Bangkok’s Yannawa district
ANOTHER road in Bangkok caved in this morning (Oct. 1) after a massive sinkhole opened up on Samsen road on Sep. 24 with being in front of Metropolitan Electricity Authority’s (MEA’s) Yannawa district office and two traffic lanes have been closed. This new sinkhole, which appeared at 8 a.m. is around 26 metres long,
Read morePumps placed to drain water from sinkhole in case of heavy rain
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said while inspecting the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital and Samsen police station at 5 p.m. today (Sep. 26) that pumps have been installed to drain out water should it rain heavily in this area, TV Channel 7 said. A big pump has been placed at the sinkhole
Read morePM inspects sinkhole again, worried about heavy rain triggering more subsidence
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inspected the huge sinkhole on Samsen road in front of Vajira Hospital and Samsen police station for the second time at 11 p.m. last night and said he is worried about heavy rain causing further subsidence, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 25). Anutin, who mentioned that when he came
Read moreSecond collapse in area around sinkhole possible
Updated at 8.20 a.m. Sep. 25, 2025 AN investigation by Bangkok Metropolitan Police using a drone fitted with thermal imaging cameras to survey the huge sinkhole on Samsen road right in front of Vajira Hospital and Samsen police station indicates that a second collapse is possible, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 24). Pol.
Read moreRoad collapsed above subway station construction site: Chadchart
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the huge sinkhole that appeared in front of Vajira Hospital in Dusit district early this morning (Sep. 24) is just above where the Purple Line’s new underground station is being built with soil and water from a large pipe that burst still gushing in, Amarin TV said; This subway
Read moreEvacuation ordered as huge sinkhole appears in front of hospital
A ROAD in front of Vajira Hospital caved in at approximately 6.30 a.m. this morning (Sep. 24) and as the huge sinkhole is expanding evacuation of patients and nearby residents has been ordered, Naewna newspaper said. Fortunately there were no casualties as this stretch of the road collapsed causing two power poles and a
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