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.
"I saw thick black smoke from the area, about three kilometres from my house and quickly went there.
"As soon I got there, I saw a motorcycle and a plane on fire,” she told Bernama at the location.
At 4.21pm, search and rescue teams and authorities were at the site, where no media was allowed access.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed 10 locals have died in the crash.- Bernama
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) arriving at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Family members in grieve over their lost. Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (third left) watching the debris at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Family members in grieve over their lost. Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) arriving at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (fourth right) watching the debris at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) arriving at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) arriving at the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina.
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina.
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (fifth right) having a talk with the firefighters upon visiting the crash site in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
Situation at the plane crash area in Elmina. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
