Man killed as concrete balcony collapses in Bangkok

One person injured at site of old building in Samphanthawong district

PUBLISHED : 20 Jun 2026 at 18:33

One man was killed and another person injured when the concrete canopy on an old building collapsed in Samphanthawong district of Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, emergency responders said.

The incident occurred at 4.52pm when a second-floor concrete canopy gave way and crashed onto Charoen Krung Road in Talat Noi, near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan and a Starbucks outlet on Rama IV Road.

The Erawan Emergency Medical Centre and the Rama 199 Radio Centre received reports of the collapse and coordinated a response involving firefighters and rescue workers from the Suan Mali fire and rescue station, and an emergency medical team from Klang Hospital.

Upon arrival, rescuers found one injured person, who received first aid at the scene before being transported to a nearby hospital.

Authorities also reported that one man was trapped beneath the rubble and was later confirmed dead.

The Samphanthawong district office said in a Facebook post that rescue workers later succeeded in removing the body before transferring it to a hospital.

Rescue workers were continuing operations at the site while officials assessed the damage and investigated the cause of the collapse.

Police cordon off the collapse site of a building near Wat Traimit in Samphanthawong district of Bangkok on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Samphanthawong district office)

(Photo: FM91 Trafficpro radio)