Five Thais, 20 foreign tourists injured after bus loses control in Phuket

Police said the accident happened at 8.28pm at a notorious curve in the road.
Lt-Colonel Thirasak Boonsaeng, inspector of Patong Police Station, said the 17 Chinese tourists, as well as three Japanese tourists and five Thais, were injured.
The foreign tourists were slightly injured and most were discharged from hospital after receiving treatment. Only one Chinese tourist was admitted to hospital.
Three of the Thais - the bus driver, the van driver and a motorcyclist - were severely injured.
Thirasak said the bus’s air brakes malfunctioned.