35 hurt in Phuket speedboat crash
published : 18 May 2023 at 09:15
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
Thirty-five people, mostly Russian tourists, were injured after their speedboat crashed in Chalong Bay in Phuket on Wednesday evening.
The accident occurred when the Thanathip Marine 555 was bringing 21 Russians, nine Kazakhstanis, two Chinese and one Ukrainian back from the Phi Phi islands to Chalong Bay at about 5.30pm. The boat driver, his assistant and a tour guide were also on board.
An initial investigation found that the boat driver might have dozed off.
The boat smashed into the channel marker located about 700 metres from the Chalong pier and sustained heavy damage.
About 10 people including the boat driver suffered broken limbs. Two people were reported to have serious injuries and others were slightly injured. They were taken to seven different hospitals on the island, according to local reports.
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- channel: a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc - ร่องน้ำ, ช่องทาง
- damage (noun): physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable - ความเสียหาย
- doze off: to fall asleep for a short time - งีบหลับไป, หลับไปโดยไม่รู้ตัว
- injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- injury (noun): physical damage done to a person or a part of their body - อาการบาดเจ็บ
- investigation: the process of trying to find out all the details or facts about something - การสอบสวน
- limbs: arms or legs - ท่อนแขนท่อนขา
- on board: on a ship, aircraft or vehicle - บนหรือใน (เรือ, รถ, เครื่องบินหรือพาหนะอื่น)
- suffer: to experience physical or mental pain -
- sustain: to experience, injury, damage, loss, etc. - ประสบกับ (ความสูญเสีย การเจ็บป่วย)
