Britons feared dead in Thai crash

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A total of 123 passengers, mostly foreign tourists, plus seven crew were on board the budget One-Two-Go Airlines domestic flight from Bangkok to Phuket.

Thai officials said 88 bodies had so far been recovered from the wreckage and another 42 people taken to hospital after the crash on the tourist island, which is a mecca for backpackers.

Phuket's Deputy Governor Worapot Ratthaseema said British passengers were among the fatalities, along with Irish, French, German, Israeli, and Australian travellers.

But the Foreign Office could only confirm that there were British nationals on the flight and that it was trying to establish if any had been injured or killed.

A spokeswoman said: "We know there were definitely British nationals on board but we are still trying to urgently establish the details."

British ambassador to Thailand, Quinton Quayle, is driving overnight to get to the crash site where he will co-ordinate an embassy team of officials from Bangkok, Hong Kong and London.

He said: "We do hear that there may be British casualties amongst the dead and wounded. I can't say more than that, other than that we have our Honorary Consul who is actually on the spot at the moment and then going to the hospital to check on the whereabouts of any Brits that may be on the plane.

"Our concern at the moment is with the welfare of the British passengers and their families and that is our top priority to establish the facts and look after them."

It was not clear exactly how many foreigners were killed but the Thai Ministry of Public Health later issued a partial list of 31 foreign survivors, which included five Britons.