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Britons 'on board' Thai crash jet Britons 'on board' Thai crash jet
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said it believes UK nationals were on a plane that crashed in Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday afternoon. UK nationals were on a plane that crashed in Thailand on Sunday, the Foreign Office believes.
The FCO could not confirm whether Britons were among 66 passengers who have been confirmed dead. Officials could not confirm whether any Britons were among more than 80 passengers confirmed dead, out of 123 on the plane in total.
The UK's consul general is at the scene and the British ambassador is en-route from Bangkok. The UK's consul general is at the scene, and the British ambassador is en-route from Bangkok.
The aircraft crashed as it tried to land in heavy rain at Phuket, officials have said.The aircraft crashed as it tried to land in heavy rain at Phuket, officials have said.
Thai plane crash
Many of the budget airliner's passengers were foreigners, according to official sources.
The exact number of casualties is not clear, but Phuket's deputy governor said more than 40 survivors were being treated in hospital.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We haven't yet confirmed the nationalities of the casualties [but] we understand that there were British nationals on board that flight."
She said British officials' "first concern" would be for the welfare of any Britons who were involved.
Flight OG 269, operated by airline One-Two-Go, was landing after flying from the capital, Bangkok.
The plane skidded off the runway in strong winds and driving rain.