A small plane crashed onto a highway in Malaysia on Thursday, killing at least 10 people.
Authorities say the plane, carrying eight people, went down in the state of Selangor near Kuala Lumpur at around 3 p.m. local time.
All people on board died. Two others on the ground were also killed as the impact affected a car and a motorbike.
Footage from the site shows a blackened road and what appears to be debris of the plane.
The aircraft left Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi shortly after 2 p.m. for an airport in Selangor. Reports say it likely crashed shortly before landing.
Authorities say the plane, carrying eight people, went down in the state of Selangor near Kuala Lumpur at around 3 p.m. local time.
All people on board died. Two others on the ground were also killed as the impact affected a car and a motorbike.
Footage from the site shows a blackened road and what appears to be debris of the plane.
The aircraft left Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi shortly after 2 p.m. for an airport in Selangor. Reports say it likely crashed shortly before landing.
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Small plane crash in Malaysia: A plane carrying eight people crashed onto a highway in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. local time, resulting in at least 10 fatalities - all on board and two individuals on the ground. The aircraft departed from
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230818_01/
Date: Aug. 18, 2023
Created: 2023/08/18 07:19
Updated: 2025/12/09 01:01
Last Read: 2023/08/18 07:35