Helicopter crash in Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan Province kills three, one parachutes to safety


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BANGKOK: A helicopter crashed in Ban Nong Kok, Ao Noi Subdistrict, Muang District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province on Saturday (May 24), killing three people. One person reportedly managed to parachute to safety.

Witnesses said the crash occurred around 1pm, and that one person was seen jumping out of the helicopter with a parachute before it went down.

- Photo: The Nation/ANN- Photo: The Nation/ANN

Rescue officials found three charred bodies in the fiery wreckage of the helicopter.

Initial investigations revealed that the helicopter belongs to the Royal Thai Police.

Authorities are currently working to determine the cause of the crash and gather more details about the injured and fatalities.

- Photo: The Nation/ANN- Photo: The Nation/ANN

At 1.53pm, the Royal Thai Police reported that a Bell 212 helicopter, serial number 2215, from the Kanchanaburi Police Aviation Unit had crashed in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Initial reports confirm that two pilots and one mechanic have died.

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available. - The Nation/ANN

 

 

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