2023-08-17 12:47:30
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said a small plane crashed in Selangor state today. Officials said 10 people were killed in the accident. Local media reported that the plane exploded and caught fire when it hit the ground, affecting a motorcycle and a car, killing 8 people on board and 2 people on the ground, killing 10 people in total. An emergency call was not issued before the plane crashed.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said a small plane crashed in Selangor state today. Officials said 10 people were killed in the accident. (Archyde.com)
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said the plane that crashed was a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) with six passengers and two crew members on board. Ten people were killed when the plane crashed on landing, involving a car and motorcycle, officials said.
Shah Alam district police chief Mohamad Iqbal Ibrahim confirmed the crash, the Associated Press reported. He said all those on board were apparently dead, but might not provide further details. Malaysian police and firefighting units confirmed that the plane crashed to the ground two minutes before its scheduled landing time. The tower personnel did not receive the distress signal before the plane crashed.
The Malay Mail website quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the plane exploded and caught fire when it hit the ground, and some debris hit a motorcycle.
Civil Aviation Director-General Norazman Mahmud (Norazman Mahmud) pointed out that the plane departed from the resort island of Langkawi (Langkawi) on its way to Selangor state Sultan Abdul . Aziz. The plane crashed near the town of Elmina while en route to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
According to a video released by Malaysia’s official news agency Bernama on social media X (formerly Twitter), fire and billowing black smoke erupted from the crash site on a lawn next to a major highway in Shah Alam. The surface is covered in a thick layer of ash. Police and firefighters have rushed to the scene.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke (Anthony Loke) held a press conference at Subang Airport and said that no survivors were confirmed in the accident, the air accident investigation team is still looking for the black box, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia will investigate the cause of the accident.
Pahang state assembly speaker Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin confirmed the death of Exco Johari Harun. According to Malaysian media reports, Johari Harun is in charge of local government, housing, environment and environmental protection technology affairs in the Pahang state government.
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