Four killed in South Korean navy patrol plane crash

South Korean firefighters and military officers at the scene of a South Korean navy plane’s crash in Pohang (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)

A South Korean navy plane has crashed during a training flight, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said.

The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the city of Pohang at 1.43pm and crashed due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. It said it had identified the bodies of the four crew members and was in the process of recovering them.