Photos: 2 Dead, 5 Missing In Thailand Boat Crash

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A further 21 people (including this man) are injured, with seven suffering from serious wounds

Two tourists are dead and five others are missing after a speedboat carrying 36 people, including Brits, capsized in Thailand.The boat, packed with 32 holidaymakers and four crew members, was returning to the island of Koh Samui this afternoon when it flipped over ‘in rough seas’.

Local media claims the bodies of two women – both foreigners – have been recovered from the ocean after they became trapped inside the capsized vessel. A further 21 people are injured, with seven suffering from serious wounds, according to Thailand’s Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).The nationalities of the tourists are currently unknown, but a passenger list appears to show a number of Brits, as well as German, Romanian and Chinese citizens.

The nationalities of the tourists are currently unknown, but a passenger list appears to show a number of BritsTwo died, 5 missing in Samui speedboat accidentLocal media claims the two women died after becoming trapped inside the vesselEveryone onboard was hurled into the water following the capsize this afternoonWhile many victims were rescued by a passing speedboat, others were forced to wait for a rescue vessel to save them