00:00 A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport
00:12 in the outskirts of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
00:15 On Thursday, officials said that the incident has left at least 10 people dead.
00:20 A Beechcraft Model 390 Premier 1 aircraft, which is a light private business jet, was
00:24 carrying six passengers and two crew.
00:27 Selangor Police Chief Hussain Kumar Khan said that it crashed near Elmina Township at 2.08pm
00:32 local time, just before it was due to land.
00:35 He said that the aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed
00:39 into a motorbike and a car on the highway.
00:42 Hussain Umar said that there was no emergency call and that the aircraft had been given
00:47 clearance to land.
00:48 A search and rescue mission is underway.
00:51 The country's Civil Aviation Authority or CAAM said that the flight had departed from
00:56 the holiday island of Langkawi and was en route to Selangor's Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
01:01 Airport near the capital city, Kuala Lumpur.
01:05 CAAM Chief Executive Norazman Mahmud said that the aircraft made first contact with
01:09 Subang Air Traffic Control Tower at 2.47pm local time and leading clearance was given
01:14 at 2.48pm local time.
01:17 In a statement, Mahmud said, "At 2.51pm, the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower observed
01:22 smoke originating from the crash site, but no Mayday call was made by the aircraft."
01:28 The CAAM said that the flight was operated by Jet Valet Sendirian Bhairat, a Malaysian
01:33 private jet services company.
01:35 Local media cited Jet Valet as saying that it will cooperate with authorities on the
01:39 investigation.
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