Photo taken by cell phone on July 10, 2017 shows the bus accident site in Patong, Phuket, Thailand. (Xinhua)
Two Chinese tourists were killed and 24 others injured in a tour bus accident in southern Thailand's Phuket, the Phuket Consular Office of the Chinese Consulate-General in Songkhla confirmed on Tuesday.
The accident happened at 23:30 local time on Monday when the bus carrying 32 Chinese tourists ran off the road and overturned.
Six of the injured were still in hospital for further observation, while the rest of the injured have been discharged, according to the Phuket Consular Office.
Officials from the Phuket Consular Office visited the injured on Tuesday morning and asked the Thai side to make all-out efforts to treat the injured and properly handle the aftermath.
Local reports said the bus was traveling on a curve on the downhill road to Patong beach when it crashed into a motor and veered off.
