10 Dead After Private Jet Crashes Onto Malaysia Highway: 'No One Survived'

Members of the fire and rescue department inspect the crash site of a plane on a street in Shah Alam, Malaysia’s Selangor state on August 17, 2023.Photo:MUHAMMAD LUTFI/AFP via Getty Images

MUHAMMAD LUTFI/AFP via Getty Images

A private jet crashed into a Malaysia highway on Thursday, killing a total of 10 people, according to authorities.

The aircraft first contacted the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower at 2:47 p.m. and received permission to land at 2:48 p.m., the CAAM said. Three minutes later, the tower saw smoke coming from the crash site, but the aircraft did not send any distress signal.

Selangor police chief Hussien Omar Khan told reporters that after the aircraft lost control, it crashed into a car and a motorcycle, according toReuters.

“No one survived the crash,” Transport minister Anthony Loke said at a press conference, according toCNN.

All 8 people on board – six passengers and two flight crew members – died along with two individuals on the road, according to theBBC.

Debris is pictured at the crash site in Shah Alam on August 18, 2023, a day after a light plane crashed on a street in Malaysia’s central Selangor state.MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images

MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images

“For now, I can say at least 10 people were killed in the plane crash,” local police chief Mohamad Iqbal Ibrahim said, according toABC Australia.

“Two passing motorists — one in a car and one on a motorcycle — also perished together with the eight on board the plane,” he added.

Police confirmed that one complete body from the crash site was recovered.

“We are also still in the process of contacting the family members of the motorcycle victim to claim the body,” Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said, per the outlet. “Our primary focus at the moment is on the recovery efforts and ensuring that the victims' remains are handled with the utmost care and respect.”

Members of the Special Disaster and Emergency Response team collect debris at the crash site in Shah Alam on August 18, 2023 a day after a light plane crashed in Malaysia’s central Selangor state.MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images

Pilot Shahrul Kamal Roslan, who leaves behind a wife and four sons, was also one of the victims, the outlet reported.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing, Loke told reporters on Thursday, according to theAssociated Press.

“For now we cannot say what was the cause of the crash since investigations are underway,” Mr Loke said, per the BBC.

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