Collapsed road under construction kills at least five people

Thai rescue workers work the scene after an elevated road being built collapsed in Bangkok. Picture: Panumas Sanguanwong/AP

At least five people have died after an elevated road being built in Thailand’s capital Bangkok collapsed, officials said.

The collapse, which happened in the early morning in southwestern Bangkok, injured 24 other people at the construction site, said transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.