Malaysian officers of Fire and Rescue Department inspect the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

Malaysian officers of Fire and Rescue Department inspect the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

At least 10 dead as plane crashes on highway near Malaysian capital

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Bangkok, Aug 17 (EFE) – At least 10 people died Thursday after a small plane with eight people on board crashed on a highway, where it collided with a car and a motorcycle near the Malaysian capital.

A Royal Police Malaysia officer stands at the scene of light aircraft crash in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

Among the dead were the eight occupants of the plane, as well as two people traveling on the highway in the state of Selangor, adjacent to Kuala Lumpur, according to police sources cited by the state-owned Bernama news agency.

Malaysia Royal Police officers guard the area where one motorcyclist (down, R) was killed after a light aircraft crashed in Elmina, state of Selangor, Malaysia, 17 August 2023. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said in a statement that the aircraft, a Beechcraft Model 390, crashed near the locality of Elmina while traveling from the island of Langkawi to Subang, near Kuala Lumpur.

Photos of the crash site showed a blackened area of asphalt and debris from the plane.

The police are investigating the causes of the crash and trying to ascertain the identities of the victims. EFE

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