Private jet carrying eight people crashes into a road in Malaysia
Private jet flying from luxury holiday island crashes and explodes on Malaysian road killing at least nine
- The plane nosedived onto the tarmac in the town of Elmina in Shah Alam
- All eight passengers and crew members died amid the devastating impact
A small aircraft crashed in Malaysia’s Selangor state with eight people on board on Thursday, killing at least nine people, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
The plane nosedived onto the tarmac in the town of Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor province, shortly before 3pm local time after departing from the holiday island of Langkawi.
Shocking video of the aftermath of the crash showed the plane, a Beechcraft Model 390, billowing black smoke after it veered off the road and onto the nearby grass verge.
Shah Alam district police chief Mohamad Iqbal Ibrahim confirmed that all the passengers on the plane had perished but couldn’t give further details.
Another police officer, who declined to be named as he isn’t authorised to speak to the media, said that at least nine bodies have been found.
Eyewitnesses said the ninth victim was a motorcyclist who was killed when his bike was hit by debris from the plane crash.
Disturbing photographs from the scene showed how the plane partially had partially disintegrated after the brutal impact, with the charred wreckage of the stricken motorcycle pictured lying in the street.
Malaysian officers of Fire and Rescue Department inspect the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023
Malaysia Royal Police officers guard the area where one motorcyclist (down, R) was killed after a light aircraft crashed in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023
Malaysia people look on at the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. According to the police, a number of unknown passengers on the aircraft were killed in the crash as well as a motorcyclist who was riding along the route.
Malaysian officers of Fire and Rescue Department inspect the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia
District police chief Ibrahim said the flight took off at about 2.08pm from Langkawi and was scheduled to land at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang at 2.49pm.
Civil aviation authority chief executive Norazman Mahmud added: ‘A total of six passengers and two flight crew were on board.’
Initially he said their condition wasn’t known but officials later confirmed all passengers were killed upon impact.
The cause for the crash is currently unknown.
Selangor police chief Husein Omar Khan said: ‘No emergency call was made by the aircraft which had already been given clearance to land. The plane was two minutes away from landing.
‘We have the flight manifest but we cannot disclose any details at this point in time.’
Authorities inspect the scene of a plane crash in Shah Alam, Malaysia August 17, 2023
Members of the fire and rescue department inspect the crash site of a small plane in Shah Alam district, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
Malaysia Royal Police officers guard the area where one motorcyclist (down, R) was killed after a light aircraft crashed in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. According to the police, a number of unknown passengers on the aircraft were killed in the crash as well as a motorcyclist who was riding along the route
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