SIX Thai police officers were killed when a small plane crashed into the sea during a parachute training drill near a resort town.
The crash occurred yesterday morning off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan province south of Bangkok.
Police spokesperson Archayon Kraithong said five of the officers on board were killed at the scene. The sixth died later in hospital, according to a Royal Thai Police statement on Facebook.
Authorities are examining the aircraft’s black box data recorder to determine the cause of the crash.
Thai media reported that the aircraft went down about 100m from the shore in Cha-am district, a popular weekend getaway 130km southwest of the capital.
Police chief Kitrat Phanphet pledged a full investigation.
“The Royal Thai Police express their deepest condolences to the brave officers who lost their lives,” the statement said. — AFP
