Six people died after the tourist ferry they were traveling on capsized near a Thai beach resort , authorities said . The double-decker ferry was overcrowded when it tipped over Sunday afternoon between the popular resort of Pattaya and Koh Lan , an island off the coast , said Lt. Wuttipon Trakulviratikul , a Pattaya police official . Three of the dead were Thai , two were Russian and one was from Hong Kong , Wuttipon said , adding that 12 others were injured , five of them foreigners . He said police were yet to confirm the total number of people on board the ferry , although it was estimated to be around 100 . In February : 2 dead , 15 missing after ferry capsizes in Philippines .
Those killed include two Russians and one person from Hong Kong . The ferry capsized between the popular resort of Pattaya and a nearby island . - A man was found dead in his car on the side of a road near the crash site, but it is unclear if he died instantly or after being hit by debris.