BANGKOK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three Thai businesspersons were among four people killed in a helicopter crash in Czech Republic.
The privately-owned helicopter fatally crashed in Plzen city, about 100 km southwest of the Czech capital Prague, on Wednesday night, killing all the four people aboard, including the pilot, identified as Bohumil Doubek, who was the CEO of Workpress Aviation.
The Thais, killed in the civil helicopter crash, were identified as Chanathip Surachaisitthikul, president of Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association, Chanphim Sarutanond, marketing manager of Medica Technology Co., and Ekarat Lekphornprasert of C.S. Engineering Autoparts Co., according to a statement of the association issued on Thursday.
The Thais, who dealt in aviation and medical equipment industries, were taking a business trip organized by Thailand's Board of Investment's Frankfurt branch to Germany and Czech.
