Jet-ski collision injures two Chinese tourists in Patong

Two Chinese tourists have been injured in a jet-ski collision in Patong yesterday, the Phuket News reports.

Maj Teerasak Boonsaeng from Patong Police was notified of the accident shortly before 4.00pm yesterday, with both men taken to Patong hospital for treatment.

The men, named as 28 year old Hu Meng and 26 year old Yang Ming, had rented jet-skis from opposite ends of the beach and it’s understood that compensation for the damage to the jet-skis has yet to be agreed.

Both men escaped serious injury. Mr Hu received treatment for a broken leg and after being diagnosed with a minor back injury, Mr Yang was discharged from hospital.

The Phuket News reports that both men are from Hubei, a landlocked province in central China.

SOURCE: The Phuket News