Elmina plane crash: Witness hears loud explosion, sees a person in flames


SHAH ALAM: "I heard a loud explosion and as soon as I reached the site, I saw a person in flames, on the ground,” said an eye-witness of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane crash, in Elmina, near here on Thursday (Aug 17).

Nur Alia Nordin, 28 said she was in her house in Kampung Kubu Gajah when she heard the deafening explosion and ran out to see what was the cause.

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