Chinese tourist killed in jet ski crash in Thailand

Authorities in Thailand are investigating the cause of a jet ski collision that killed a Chinese tourist in the holiday destination of Phuket on Tuesday.

The tourist was operating a jet ski near Patong Beach when it collided with another jet ski, also operated by a Chinese tourist, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

The second tourist sustained minor injuries, the report said.

A day earlier, a catamaran with 33 Chinese tourists on board capsized in Phuket. All passengers and crew members were rescued.

And last month, a Russian man died on the island after he was hit by a jet ski.

The incidents involving Chinese tourists come less than a fortnight after Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing near the Thai border with Myanmar.