Six police officers killed in Thailand plane crash

Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said. The small plane was seen crashing into the water at around 08:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday in the Cha-am district, a coastal resort area some 130km (80 miles) southwest of Bangkok. Royal Thai Police said in a statement on Facebook that five of the officers died at the scene, with a sixth later dying in hospital.

Authorities are examining the aircraft’s black box data recorder to determine the cause of the crash. (BBC).