Plane skids off runway, crashes into control tower on Thai island of Samui; pilot killed

BANGKOK — A passenger plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a building after landing on the Thai resort island of Samui on Tuesday, killing the chief pilot and injuring at least seven people including foreign tourists.

Plane slides off runway on Thai holiday island, one dead

BANGKOK - The captain of a passenger plane was killed when the aircraft he was flying slid off the runway Tuesday while landing at the popular Thai tourist island of Samui, a government official said.

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