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CNN —At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. “First contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2.47 p.m. [local time (2.47 a.m. At 2.51 p.m. local time, the “Control Tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,” the statement added. Eight people on board the plane were killed in the crash. Vincent Thian/APThe plane crashed into a car and a motorcycle, each carrying one individual, reported state newspaper Berita Harian, citing Selangor Police Head Hussein Omar Khan.

Persons: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Vincent Thian, Harian, Hussein Omar Khan, Tengku Ampuan, ” Khan Organizations: CNN, Langkawi International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Civil Aviation Authority, Subang Air Traffic, Selangor Police, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Ministry, Transport, Malaysian Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Malaysia, Klang

☆ Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in Malaysia, kills 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Hasnoor Hussain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. "There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land," Hussein Omar said. The CAAM said the flight was operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian private jet services company. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu and Hasnoor Hussain; Editing by Martin Petty and Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hussein Omar Khan, Hussein Omar, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Norazman Mahmud, CAAM, Jet, Mei Mei Chu, Hasnoor Hussain, Martin Petty, Toby Chopra Organizations: Beechcraft, Subang Air Traffic, Jet, Reuters, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian, Kuala Lumpur, Elmina, Selangor, Langkawi, Subang

☆ Malaysia finds body of last person unaccounted for in campsite landside
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rescuers work during a rescue and evacuation operation following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor HussainKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Rescue teams in Malaysia on Saturday recovered the body of the last person unaccounted for after a landslide that flattened a campsite last week, bringing what is thought to be the final death toll to 31. Rescue workers, in their ninth day of search operations, found the body of a boy in a sleeping bag while digging through mud and debris, Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said. Suffian said they believe all victims have now been found, but search operations will continue to assist in investigations. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Of the 94 people caught in the landslide, 61 were safe and nine still missing, the Selangor state fire and rescue department said. Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said police have questioned the operator and two workers of the campsite at Father's Organic Farm. [1/2] A rescuer crew member pats a sniffer dog being used to aid in the search for victims of the landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, December 17, 2022. Flooding is also common, with about 21,000 people displaced last year by torrential rain in seven states. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu amd Yuddy Cahya Budiman; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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