[kellyhound]

Bangkok, Thailand. A private (charter) airplane crashed this afternoon, near a temple in Nong Chok district, killing its captain.

The dead pilot is still unidentified. Four people, 3 passengers and a bystander on the ground, were injured and sent to the local hospital.

The plane reportedly made an emergency landing onto a canal next Wat Lampa Ong at around 4pm.

According to the local rescue team, the plane, which belongs to a company called Thai Regional Airlines, was traveling from Nakhon Ratchasima province to Suvarnabhumi Airport when the incident took place.