Cops confirm former MAS CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya survives mid-air collision


KUALA LUMPUR: The police have confirmed that former Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) group chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (pic, right) survived the mid-air collision that led to a helicopter crash in Taman Melawati here.

Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Farouk Esha said that the 66-year-old Ahmad Jauhari and 51-year-old Tan Chai Eian were in the helicopter that managed to land safely near a Tamil school.

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