Eight injured as passenger boat strikes pier in Bangkok

Eight people were injured after an express passenger boat on the Chao Phraya River struck a pier at Taksin Bridge on the Phra Nakhon side of Bangkok at about 1.50pm today.

The injured included three men and three women. They were taken to Samitivej Chinatown Hospital, while two other women were transported to Lerdsin Hospital.

Further details on the cause of the incident and the condition of the injured were not immediately available.

Ruamkatanyu Foundation, Rama 3–Yannawa Rescue and Emergency Medical Team

Photos by Ruamkatanyu Foundation, Rama 3–Yannawa Rescue and Emergency Medical Team