Plane hits control tower at Thai airport, pilot dead

China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-05 07:54

A Bangkok Airways plane is seen after it skidded off the runway while attempting to land during heavy rains on Samui island, Surat Thani province in southern Thailand yesterday. The domestic airliner crashed into an old air traffic control tower after landing yesterday, killing the pilot, a government official said. AFP

BANGKOK: A plane skidded off the runway and crashed into an air traffic control tower after landing on the Thai resort island of Samui yesterday, killing the chief pilot and injuring at least seven people including foreign tourists, officials said.