Five Thai police officers perished and one suffered serious injuries in the fall of a small plane into the sea during Friday’s training of skydivingthe police reported. The cause of the accident is not known. According to AFP and AP reports, TASR reports this.
The accident occurred in the morning off the coast of the dust province Khiri Khan south of the capital Bangkok. The aircraft carried out a trial flight to prepare for parachuting training in the Hin Hin district. There were six police officers on board, while the police spokesman said five police officers died in the incident and the sixth suffered injuries and is in a critical condition.
The authorities have already begun investigating the black box data to determine the cause of the accident. The police chief promised a thorough investigation into the accident and expressed his condolences to the victims’ families. The media there reported that the aircraft collapsed approximately 100 meters from the shore. On social networks, there were videos capturing the crash of the aircraft into the sea and people who waded through the water to the crashed plane. According to the photos, the aircraft broke into two parts, writes AP.
