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,

The plane crashed yards from a luxury hotel in the Trang Province while on a routine mission - as footage showed it caught mid-air in a steep, uncontrolled dive, moments before hurtling into the water

The plane was conducting a test flight to prepare for parachute training in Hua Hin district before it crashed around 8 a.m., said Royal Thai Police spokesperson Archayon Kraithong.