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Three killed in Thai police copter crash

By AFP
May 25, 2025
Flames engulf a police helicopter after it crashed in Muang district of Prachuap Khiri Khan on Saturday, May 24, 2025, afternoon. —Facebook@Fire&RescueThailand
Flames engulf a police helicopter after it crashed in Muang district of Prachuap Khiri Khan on Saturday, May 24, 2025, afternoon. —Facebook@Fire&RescueThailand

BANGKOK: Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials.

The Bell 212 aircraft belonging to the Kanchanaburi Police Aviation Unit came down near a village in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Two pilots and a mechanic on board died, according to a statement by the Royal Thai Police. Rescue workers told AFP that firefighters had extinguished the fire, but the cause of the crash is unknown.