BANGKOK: Russian siblings aged 6 and 12 died on Monday in a speed boat accident off the Thai tourist island of Phuket, an official said, as two vessels collided near a pier. The accident took place 100 metres off a privately-run pier in Phuket, after the speed boat carrying Russian tourists to a nearby island crashed into an incoming vessel. “The cause of the accident was speeding by both the drivers,” a Phuket government official said, requesting anonymity. The brother and sister died in the crash, while “21 other Russians were injured, two critically” he added. Accidents at popular resorts – mainly car, motorbike and boat crashes – are common in a kingdom with lax enforcement of safety - Reuters

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 10:07 UTC