Watch the video: Private jet crashes on highway in Malaysia – ten people die
Fatal crash in Malaysia: A small private plane crashed on a road on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. According to authorities, the machine crashed into a motorcycle and a car on the highway in the municipality of Elmina. At least ten people were killed. According to the police, the victims are the six passengers and two crew members, as well as the two road users on the highway. The Beechcraft 390 Premier 1 aircraft was approaching Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in the afternoon local time. Hussein Omar Khan, Selangor State Police Chief: “Two minutes before landing, the plane lost contact with the tower and crashed onto the highway, where it struck a motorcycle and a car. Everyone involved in the accident was killed.” There was no emergency call, said Khan. The country’s civil aviation authority said a Malaysian private jet service provider’s flight departed from the resort island of Langkawi.