Five injured in Chao Phraya boat collision
published : 16 Aug 2024 at 07:26
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supoj Wancharoen
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.
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Vocabulary
- collision: an accident in which a vehicle or person that is moving crashes into something - การชนประสานงา
- damage (verb): to harm or spoil something/somebody - ทำความเสียหาย
- express (adj.): going very fast; going faster than the ordinary service -
- impact (noun): an effect or influence - ผลกระทบ
- incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
- injury (noun): physical damage done to a person or a part of their body - อาการบาดเจ็บ
- Marine Department: the government department in charge of waterways, harbours and sea trade - กรมเจ้าท่า
- minor: not important; small; having little influence or effect - เล็กน้อย
- mouth: mouth of a river, where a river flows into the sea -
- pole: a long thin stick, or piece of wood or concrete, often used for holding or supporting something - เสา, หลัก, คาน
- sustain: to experience, injury, damage, loss, etc. - ประสบกับ (ความสูญเสีย การเจ็บป่วย)
- Keywords
- Chao Phraya River
- boat collision
- casualties
