KLANG, Aug 20 — Police have recorded the statements of three owners of dashboard cameras (dashcams) who were at the scene of the plane crash near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, on Thursday (Aug 17).
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police were investigating the case as sudden death.
“However, for the Air Accident Investigation Bureau, an investigation of the incident will be carried out.
“I request that witnesses to the incident come forward to give statements to complete the investigation,” he said at press conference on the plane crash at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital Forensic Department here today.
Yesterday, the remains of Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Saleh, 32, a p-hailing rider who died in the crash, was buried at the Masjid Al-Huda Islamic Cemetery in Kampung Jerung at Sungai Petani in Kedah at 4pm.
Today, the remains of the other nine victims of the crash will be handed over to next-of-kin in stages starting from 9am.
On Thursday, a business jet crashed at the Guthrie Corridor Expressway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, killing 10 individuals including Pahang executive councillor for Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee and Pelangai assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun,53..
The other victims who died consisted of six passengers and two crew members of the light aircraft, while the other two were civilians, Muhamad Hafiz and a e-hailing driver who were passing through the area at the time of the incident.
The ill-fated aircraft was enroute to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang from Langkawi and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm but crashed two minutes later.
— Bernama
