Vessel collision injures five on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River

Thai newspaper The Bangkok Post reports that five tourists suffered minor injuries after their boat collided with another vessel in the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's capital city of Bangkok on Thursday, August 15.

The tour boat Chao Phraya Express 194 was near the mouth of the Bangkok Noi Canal when it was struck amidships by another vessel with no passengers on board at around 12:43 local time on Thursday. The force of the impact left the tour boat with a damaged roof and five of its passengers with head and leg injuries.

The injured passengers, who have been identified as three Thai and two Canadian nationals, were subsequently transported to Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital. All five have since been discharged.

The Marine Department of Thailand has launched an investigation to identify the events that led to the incident. As part of the investigation, Marine Department officials have suspended the licences of both vessels' captains.