Thai police have confirmed the death of Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones, who became ill after drinking tainted alcohol during a backpacking holiday in Laos.

Five people have now died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning at a local bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, including the 19-year-old Melburnian. The president of the AFL club both poisoned Australian teenagers played for in Melbourne has spoken out in the wake of 19-year-old Bianca Jones' tragic death on Thursday.

Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died in hospital after falling victim to a mass methanol poisoning in Laos.

Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones died in a Thailand hospital, ten days after consuming drinks laced with methanol in Laos. The 19-year-old and her friend Holly Bowles, also 19, were among a dozen other tourists who became ill in a suspected mass methanol poisoning event in the popular town of Vang Vieng last week.

Bianca Jones, a 19-year-old from Melbourne, has passed away at a hospital in Thailand a week after falling critically ill in Laos, where she and her best friend, Holly Bowles, were suspected victims of methanol poisoning.

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,

Bodies of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles brought home as Laos police arrest eight people over suspected methanol poisoning.