Bangkok, Aug 4 (DPA) Several passengers were injured Tuesday when a plane slid off a runway when landing at the popular Thai tourist island of Samui, an airline spokeswoman said.

The Bangkok Airways plane on a flight from Krabi to Samui Island slid off the runway at 2.30 p.m. at Samui airport, Nanwipa Gayjanun, a spokeswoman of the airline, confirmed.

She did not provide any further details on the number of injured passengers. Heavy rain during landing is believed to have caused the accident.