By A heart-wrenching incident occurred on Thursday as a charter plane crashed onto a busy expressway north of Kuala Lumpur, resulting in the loss of at least 10 lives.
The ill-fated aircraft, carrying six passengers and two flight crew members, took off from Langkawi International Airport and was en route to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, as revealed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia.
The initial contact between the plane and Subang Air Traffic Control Tower happened at 2:47 p.m. local time. Shortly after, at 2:48 p.m., the plane was granted landing clearance. Tragically, at 2:51 p.m., smoke emerged from the crash site. Astonishingly, no distress call was made by the aircraft before the incident.
The difficult task of recovering the remains is being carried out by forensic experts, who will transfer them to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang for further examination and identification. The Ministry of Transport will also initiate an official investigation into the incident.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that there were no survivors from the crash. He expressed the need for patient identification as forensic confirmation is required.
According to police officials speaking to Reuters, among the 10 victims were both drivers of a car and a motorbike, along with the eight individuals on board the plane.
While Malaysia’s Aviation Authority acknowledged the crash, they did not confirm the exact number of casualties. Search and rescue operations are actively underway.
The aircraft, operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian private jet services company, departed from Langkawi Island. The incident took place shortly after receiving landing clearance, with air traffic control noting the presence of smoke at the crash site.
The impact of the crash was powerful enough to shake the surrounding area, as evidenced by camera footage.
Hussein Omar Khan, the local police chief, reported that the Beechcraft Model 390, carrying six passengers and two crew members, crashed around 2 p.m. Despite the lack of an emergency call, the aircraft had been granted permission to land.
