Passenger plane crashed in Thailand, all 9 passengers were killed

Last Updated on August 24, 2024 9:28 am

A small passenger plane crashed in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. It is reported that the plane crashed shortly after taking off from Bangkok airport at noon.

According to the news agency CNN, there were 9 passengers including two pilots, five Chinese and two Thai passengers. It is feared that they all died in the accident.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said the plane that crashed was en route to the coastal province of Trat, 275 kilometers from the capital Bangkok.

Radio and radar contact with it was lost 11 minutes after take off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2:46pm local time.

The plane crashed into a mangrove swamp in Chachoengsao province, 40 kilometers from the airport. Rescuers did not find anyone alive at the crash site. After about 1 hour of searching, the rescuers found the aircraft in a fragile state in the difficult and inaccessible swamp.