Malaysian plane crash: On Thursday, a light plane crashed into a four-lane road in Malaysia’s capital, killing eight persons on board and two motorists on the ground, according to the local police chief.
On contact, the jet erupted into a fireball, with heavy black smoke observed rising from the site, according to video footage from the scene.
“For the time being, I can say that at least ten people were killed in the plane crash.” “Two passing motorists, one in a car and one on a motorbike, died along with the eight people on board the plane,” Mohamad Iqbal Ibrahim said.
According to authorities, Johari Harun, a state assemblyman in central Pahang state in charge of housing and the environment, was among the aircraft passengers murdered.
According to Malaysia’s civil aviation authorities, six passengers and two flight crew were on board the Beechcraft Model 390 when it crashed.
Witnesses said the plane burst into flames as it hit the road leading to an expressway in Elmina Estate near the suburb of Shah Alam, which houses a mix of residential homes and factories. An explosion was also heard, they said.
According to civil aviation authority chairman Norazman Mahmud, the jet took off from the northern resort island of Langkawi and was approaching Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Selangor province, west of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
One X user provided a short video of flames and black smoke pouring from the collision site, which was covered in dark soot. Debris was strewn everywhere, and houses could be seen in the distance. Another dashcam footage circulating on social media showed a fireball exploding as the jet collided with the earth.
