BANGKOK — A crane collapsed onto a road near Bangkok, crushing two vehicles a day after a similar accident in the northeast caused the derailing of a train and the deaths of 32 passengers.
Thailand's transport minister said construction firm Italian-Thai Development PCL, whose crane fell onto the train in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province a day earlier, was also involved in the crane accident outside Thailand's capital on Thursday.
The incident took place in Samut Sakhon province, where the crane, which was being used in building an elevated highway, fell onto the road beneath and crushed two cars, killing two people inside, according to local police. They said five people were also injured in the accident.

Local media reported that Thursday’s incident occurred in front of the Paris Inn Garden Hotel. Footage showed clouds of dust and rubble scattered across the site after the crane collapsed.
It was the latest in a series of fatal accidents caused by construction projects in Thailand.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who was once president of his family's construction firm Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction, said the two incidents showed it was time for more action to ensure safety.
"We have to fix the law," said Anutin, who had visited the site of the train disaster in the northeast on Wednesday.
"Instead of telling agencies to do this or that, we have to have a meeting and we will have to do something."
Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy, has been undergoing significant infrastructure development, from elevated highways and high-speed rail lines to major expansion of its elevated rail network in Bangkok.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said it was crucial to determine whether these were caused by accidents or other factors.
"The incident happened over and over again. It was caused by the same contractor," he said during a talk show interview with Channel 3 television, referring to Italian-Thai.
"I am confused about what is happening to the company."
Authorities said an investigation into Wednesday's accident in the northeast was ongoing.
As well as the 32 fatalities, 66 of the 195 passengers on the train were also injured after a crane involved in building structures for an elevated high-speed rail project collapsed onto an existing train line below.
The cross-country high-speed rail project will connect to China through Laos. The government said last year that more than a third of construction had been completed in the segment connecting Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, with the whole line to Nong Khai at the border with Laos ready by 2030.