Thai officials say that a small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town, killing at least five people on board and leaving one in critical condition.

At least five have been killed after a small police plane crashed into the ocean near a popular beach town in Thailand, authorities have said, per reports.

Five of the six officers were pronounced dead at the scene and the pilot, also a police officer, later died at a hospital. The plane appeared to break in half as a result of the crash. Witness video shows the harrowing moment when the plane plunged. The video cuts before the plane makes impact some 330 feet offshore.