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 express boat sustained minor injuries and have since left Siriraj Hospital.
The impact damaged the roof and five roof poles of the express boat. 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 hit a Royal Thai Navy ferry near the Tha Tien pier.
