The death toll from the TWIN OTTER accident at the TWIN OTTER accident reached 6, police spokesman, Lieutenant General Achayo Cryitong stated at the briefing with journalists in Bangkok. The briefing broadcasted the Thai PBS TV channel.
"As a result of the accident of the police aviation plane, six people were killed and all police officers and sergeants. At first, according to the rescuers, the first to arrive at the crash scene, five people died, one person was injured. However, the wounded was died on the way to the hospital, "the general said, adding that six people were on board.
"The plane was implementing a technical flight, preparing for the event in the operative-tactical base of the Naresua Police Police in Petchur, which included a parachute jump," Cryitong said.
He said that there were three policemen pilots, colonel, lieutenant colonies and three sergeants, one of whom was a port engineer, and the other two were technicians serviced.
