Chinese father and son killed in Phuket bus crash
Ten-year-old boy died at the scene and his father, 36, died in hospital after bus overturned in Patong
Two Chinese tourists, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed after a tour bus lost control and rolled on its side on popular resort island Phuket, Thai media reported.
Another 22 Chinese passengers on the bus were injured when the vehicle overturned while going downhill in Patong, in the Kathu district, on Monday night, the Phuket Gazette reported.
The boy, surnamed Lu, died at the scene at about 11pm, while his father, 36, was pronounced dead in hospital, according to the report. The injured were taken to four hospitals and the cause of the accident was being investigated. The Thai bus driver sustained minor injuries and tested negative for alcohol, the report said.
Millions of mainland tourists visit Thailand every year and accidents involving Chinese nationals are frequently reported. Last year, 228 foreign tourists died in the Southeast Asian country, with Chinese citizens seeing the highest number of fatalities, according to the Bangkok Post. Some 74 Chinese drowned in Thailand from January to mid-June this year, Global Times reported.