Five people, including two foreigners, were injured when an empty boat hit their express boat on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Thursday.
The Marine Department said the accident happened near the mouth of the Bangkok Noi Canal at 12.34pm when the empty Wan-Ngarm Nawa 8 that was heading for the canal smashed into the right side of the Chao Phraya Express 194.
Five passengers — three Thai women and two Canadian men — on the Chao Phraya Express 194 sustained minor injuries and have since been discharged from Siriraj Hospital.
The injured Canadians were father and son, Niwat Lertnamvongwan, 48, and Vir Lertnamvongwan, 24. They suffered head and leg injuries.
The three Thais were Somruethai Thongkhomkham, 30, Naruemon Thongkhomkham, 49, and Ratchaneekorn Kladkaew, 51.
The impact damaged the roof and five roof poles of the Chao Phraya Express 194. The Marine Department is investigating the cause of the collision.
The incident comes about two months after four Chinese tourists were hurt when a long-tailed tour boat collided with a Royal Thai Navy ferry near the Tha Tien pier.
The scraped bow of the Wan-Ngarm Nawa 8 boat. (Photo: Marine Department)
Staff of the Chao Phraya Express 194 boat inspect the damage after a collision on the river on Thursday. (Photo: Marine Department)