Cambodian police chief killed in helicopter crash

"The helicopter crashed in Romduol district, Svay Rieng province, killing four people on board", said Khieu Kanharith, the government spokesman and the minister of information late at night on Sunday.

Hok Lundy, the National police chief, who is also close ally to Prime Minister Hun Sen, Sok Sa Em, a three-star general and deputy commander of the army, and the two pilots on the helicopter were killed in the incident, he added.

The cause of the incident has not been known yet, the spokesman said. However, the helicopter left Phnom Penh at 18:00 and the sky was very dark when it was approaching Svay Rieng, Khieu Kanharith added.

A helicopter crashed in Cambodia killing four people on board including Cambodian national police chief, said a government official late at night on Sunday.