2019Feb10How many tourists were injured in the collision between Thai speedboats and barges?

2019 February 10 Thailand speedboat barges collided, 1 1 tourists were injured.

Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, February 10 According to the report of the Consulate General of China in Songkhla, Thailand in February 10, on the afternoon of the 9th, a speedboat carrying 1 1 China tourists collided with an oil tanker in the waters of Phuket, resulting in1China tourists and 2.

At the time of the incident, the speedboat was returning to Phuket from Pippi Island. The injured were sent to two hospitals in Phuket for treatment and were not life-threatening. Up to now, 6 people have been discharged from the hospital or do not need hospitalization, and the remaining 5 people are hospitalized for observation, and some need to continue treatment.

Upon learning the news, the Consulate General of China in Songkhla attached great importance to it and immediately launched the emergency mechanism. The head of the Consulate General in Phuket immediately rushed to two hospitals to visit the injured, demanding that the hospitals do their best to treat them, and urged the police, maritime affairs and other departments to investigate the cause of the accident as soon as possible, and relevant parties properly handled the follow-up matters.

On the same day, the deputy prefect of Phuket, the tourist police, the immigration bureau and the head of the Thailand Tourist Service Center all went to the hospital to express their condolences to the injured and provide assistance.