A Nepali national was injured in a bus accident in Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand on Wednesday, the Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok said on Thursday. 

Earlier Thai media had reported that 15 Nepali tourists were injured in a bus accident in the province.

“Our serious attention was drawn to media reports that 15 Nepali nationals were injured in the accident,” said the embassy, adding: “During a follow-up with Thai police, it was established that one Nepali national was injured when a chartered bus lost control during heavy rains and crashed into a tree in Surat Thani’s Tha Chana district.”

The Nepali national from Gorkha district, who has been living in Thailand for long, has received minor injuries, the embassy said. “He told the Nepali embassy staff that no other Nepali nationals were on board the chartered bus.”