Nonthaburi, The road in front of Wat Bo, Nonthaburi Province, collapsed to a depth of 4 meters. One motorcycle fell, but the driver was not injured. Authorities closed the road until repairs were completed. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. today on Chaeng Watthana Road outbound, in front of Wat Bo, Pak Kret Subdistrict, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province. The road collapsed into a 4 meter deep, 15 meter wide hole. The scene of the incident was a project road of the Electricity Authority that was being excavated. A well for conduiting electrical wires through the underground and the Chao Phraya River from the Pak Kret Subdistrict side to the Bang Tanai Subdistrict side by digging a well to open the road surface, a distance of 30 meters, 2 traffic lanes. As for the cause, Second Lieutenant Panupong Bantasak, a member of the Pak Kret Municipality Council Said it was likely caused by digging a lot of dirt and sand to put the pipe in. As a result, the sand that was filled back in was not enough. In a ddition, yesterday there was a main water pipe break under the road. Until the flood came out When many things come together to cause the road to collapse. In the afternoon, the Mayor of Pak Kret Municipality, police, electricity and project control engineers Go to the area to inspect Second Lieutenant Worakrit Asasana, supervising engineer of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority contractor, said that he would rush to fill the hole in the road. Ready to fix the drainage pipe so that it can flow into the Chao Phraya River. Sheet piles or retaining walls in the form of sheets will be put in around the road. Request time from midnight today all night. and the road will be closed until the repairs are completed. It is expected that the road will open as soon as possible by Monday, April 8th. Abbot of Wat Bo Said that during the construction of the temple it was affected. The relic containers along the walls and cement pillars are torn in many places. The wall next to the road began to tilt. Previously, the El ectricity Authority had been informed of the problems that had been occurring all along. He said the underground floor was sliding. and will come take care of you But it happened first. But he confirmed that the company has insurance. Compensate for damages to the temple Initial damage was estimated at approximately 5 million baht. Source: Thai News Agency