當地時間2日中午12時30分左右，兩艘快艇在帕塔亞附近海域相撞，造成兩名中國游客遇難，另有多名中國游客受傷。

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A speed-boat-crash off Thailand's Pattaya coast has killed two Chinese tourists. At least 14 others on board have been injured in the accident.

The two speed boats crashed Wednesday noon, about one hundred meters offshore.

All the injured were immediately sent to Pattaya Memorial Hospital.

A hospital coordinator says besides the nine Chinese mainlanders and a Hong Kong tourist, two British, one Pakistani and one Thai tourists have been injured in the accident.

He says eight of them have been discharged with minor injuries. Six Chinese, including the one from Hong Kong, still in hospital. Two of them are in intensive care and in a stable condition.

The two victims died on the way to the hospital. The coordinator says they have been sent to the nearest public hospital for possible autopsies.

Officials from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand have arrived in Pattaya to help investigate the accident.

Gao Zhenting, councilor of Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said, "We contacted Pattaya police, hospitals and travel agencies immediately after we received the report. Several officials have reached the scene to offer sympathy to the injured and relatives of the dead. We have asked for all-out efforts to treat the injured and a thorough investigation into the accident. The Thai vice transport minister has also arrived in Pattaya to help handle the remaining issues."

The embassy says the 29 Chinese nationals were with a tour group organized by Wuhan Spring International Travel Service in China's Hubei Province. The travel agency says staff are heading to Thailand to take care of the tourists and other issues.