Small plane crashes in Chonburi, one foreign national injured

A small aircraft crashed in Nong Prue subdistrict of Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, on Tuesday (October 13), leaving one foreign national injured and prompting an emergency response by local rescue teams.

The Sawang Boriboon rescue centre in Pattaya received a report of the crash at about 11.30am in Soi Thung Klom-Tan Man 15 and immediately dispatched rescuers to the scene.

One injured person taken to hospital

Initial checks found one injured foreign national at the scene. The person’s nationality and identity had not been disclosed at the time of the report.

Rescue workers provided first aid before taking the injured person to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

The aircraft was heavily damaged following the impact. The crash site is near a populated area, causing concern among nearby residents.

Authorities were still examining the circumstances of the crash, and no information had yet been released on the aircraft’s type, flight route or cause of the accident.

Further details were expected after officials completed their initial investigation.