On May 19, reporters confirmed that the Ruam Katanyu Foundation received notification of a subway construction worker who fell into a deep pit and was trapped by collapsing soil on Larn Luang 8 Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok. The foundation immediately dispatched high-angle rescue teams and ambulances to assist the victim, who was found trapped in a pit approximately 19 meters deep. Initial reports provided limited details, with rescue operations ongoing.
Latest Update: At 12:40 PM on May 19, Police Lieutenant Colonel Narin Fueangsi, investigator at Nang Loeng Police Station, received the incident report and rushed to the scene at the entrance of Larn Luang 6 Alley, Wat Somanas District, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok.
Mr. Thanawat, a pile drilling employee who witnessed the incident, informed police that while workers from Lad Krabang Kem Chao Limited Company were operating, Mr. Sarawut, age 33, from Sisaket Province, was working as a drill bolt tightener at the drilling site. The victim was positioned at the edge of an old drilling hole to begin work on a new excavation when soil collapse occurred at the old pit, causing Mr. Sarawut to lose balance and fall into the pile drilling hole at a depth of approximately 19 meters.
Rescue operations continue as teams work to extract the trapped worker from the deep construction pit.