UPDATE: Phuket Tourist Police later re-confirmed that all 35 Russian tourists on the bus were safe.
The accident blocked traffic and left 41 people injured.
Police were called to the scene, at the Khao Khuan Yak curve on the Kamala-Patong Road, at 5:10pm.
Kamala Police soon arrived at the scene along with rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation to find the Anex Tour bus, registered in Phuket, overturned in the middle of the road.
Emergency responders transported the injured ‒ comprising the Russian tourists on board and the driver and tour guide ‒ to Patong Hospital. No fatalities have been reported.
Local MP Chalermpong Saengdee confirmed that rescue teams, including those from the Kamala Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor), assisted in transporting the injured.
The driver was taken to Patong Hospital for an alcohol test as part of the ongoing investigation, police reported.
The accident caused major traffic delays along the road until the bus was removed from the scene.