Elmina crash: P-hailing rider was working hard to help fund sister’s wedding

KLANG: The late Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, a p-hailing rider killed in the recent plane crash incident in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, was working hard to help fund his younger sister’s wedding, scheduled for Aug 26. This was shared by his friend and fellow rider Mohd Rosmaini Sahlan, 42, who described the 32-year-old Muhamad Hafiz, fondly...

Elmina plane crash: Families gathering at HTAR to provide DNA samples

KLANG: Around 50 families and relatives of the Elmina plane crash victims have been gathering at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) here since Friday (Aug 18) morning to provide their DNA samples for identification. They were seen at a tent at the forensics department while waiting for their turns to provide the DNA samples. Pahang assembly Speaker...

Elmina plane crash: Fire Dept took six minutes to put out flames, says Bomba DG

SEPANG: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) managed to put out the flames at the air crash site on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam on Thursday (Aug 17) within six minutes. JBPM director-general Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin said a fire engine that was nearby rushed to the scene and arrived 10...

Elmina plane crash: Cops want to take statements from owners of dashcam footage

SHAH ALAM: Motorists who recorded the plane crash with their vehicle dashcams at the Elmina Township here have been urged to come forward. "These recordings will help in the probe into the incident. "We want to take statements from the owners of the dashcam footage that has been circulated on social media," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri...

Elmina place crash: Cleaning-up work starts

SHAH ALAM: Fire and Rescue Department personnel have started cleaning Persiaran Elmina where an aircraft crashed here on Thursday (Aug 17), killing 10 people. Several personnel were sighted connecting hoses to a Fire and Rescue Department water tanker before they began spraying water on the road at around 12.45pm on Friday (Aug 18). Earlier police, Fire and...

Elmina plane crash: Identities of victims revealed

SHAH ALAM: Authorities have revealed the identities of the people who were onboard the plane which crashed near the Elmina Township based on the flight manifest. However, the identity of the motorist who also succumbed in the accident could not be identified. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, the six passengers were Pelangai assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari...

Plane crashes in Sungai Buloh, several feared dead

PETALING JAYA: A light aircraft has crashed near the Elmina township in Sungai Buloh. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim when contacted confirmed that an incident occurred. "I am on the way to the scene now. I will update further on the incident once I have all the details," he said. Several pictures and videos have...

Motorist killed, passengers hurt after car hits parked lorry in Keningau

KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed while his two passengers were hurt when their car rammed into the back of a parked lorry in Sabah’s interior Keningau district early Monday (July 31). Gerit Polong, 35, who was driving, died on the scene while his companions aged 19 and 25 were rushed to hospital following the 1am...

Teen biker dies after crashing into lamp post in Labuan

KOTA KINABALU: A teenage motorcyclist was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a lamp post in Labuan. Labuan OCPD Supt Mohd Hamizi Halim said the 18-year-old victim lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the lamp post along the Pohon Batu, Kg Lajau road at 2.31am on Tuesday. "He sustained severe injuries and was sent to...