Russian children killed in speedboat crashThe damage to the 'Panan 5', of SeaStar Co, is evident at the dock after it collided with another boat leaving a marina in Phuket on Monday morning. (Marine police photo)PHUKET: Two Russian children were killed and 21 other tourists injured when two speedboats collided in the sea near a marina in Muang district about 7.50am on Monday. Police said the collision happened at the channel near Phuket Boat Lagoon as Panan 5, operated by SeaStar Co in tambon Ratsada, was approaching the Royal Phuket Marina in tambon Ko Kaeo to pick up tourists. It collided head-on with ALP 111, operated by Andaman Leisure Phuket Co, which was leaving the marina with a full load of 35 passengers, mostly Russians. Police quoted eyewitnesses as saying the Panan 5 cut in at a junction and caused the collision.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 05:34 UTC