Several people are feared dead following a private jet’s collision with a road while attempting to land in Malaysia.
Police told Reuters and AFP that two drivers and eight passengers on the plane died when it crashed into Guthrie Highway near Elmina.
But CAAM, the aviation regulator, did not confirm the toll.
The Beechcraft Model 390 aircraft was travelling from Langkawi to Selangor and was attempting to land when it crashed.
The plane lost contact with the air traffic control tower two minutes before it was scheduled to land at Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, according to Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan, who spoke to Reuters.
“There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” he said.
“A total of six passengers and two flight crew were on board and their conditions have yet to be confirmed”, the aviation authority’s chief executive, Norazman Mahmud, said.
Former Malaysian Air Force member Mohamad Syahmie Mohamad Hashim told AFP that he saw the plane flying erratically.
“Not long after that I heard a loud boom,” he said.
“I sped towards the location and saw the remains of an aircraft. I couldn’t do anything.”
Source-BBC
