Boat collision kills two Chinese tourists

The collision between two fully loaded speedboat ferries on Wednesday near Thailand's famous tourist destination Phi-Phi Island, killed two Chinese tourists and injuring 34 others, and was the second fatal boating accident in Southern Thailand within four days.

The two boats, Chor Hongfa 20 traveling from Phuket to Ao Phangnga in Phangna and Chollakit 856 traveling from Phuket to Phi-Phi island in Krabi, carrying 62 Chinese and South Korean tourists, collided in the Hin Musang area at around 11:45 am.

The two dead Chinese passengers, one male and one female, and most of the injured were on the Chollakit 856, which sank after the collision.