AT least ten people have been killed after a plane crashed onto a busy highway.
The private jet was just two minutes away from landing when it nosedived onto unsuspecting motorists on a road in the town of Elmina, Malaysia.
EPAAt least eight people were on board the jet[/caption]
A huge plume of smoke filled the air after the crash
APDebris has been left strewn across the highway[/caption]
Eight people on board the plane died, as well as a driver in a car and a motorcyclist who were hit when it crashed shortly before 3pm local time (8am BST).
It sent a huge plume of black smoke into the air, with heaps of charred debris left strewn across the highway.
Onlookers said the aircraft – a Beechcraft Premiere twin-jet with the tail number N28jV – plummeted onto the road before veering onto the grass verge.
The aircraft was travelling from luxury holiday island Langkawi to Subang Airport, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
Six passengers and two crew members were on board.
Selangor police chief Husein Omar Khan said the plane had not put out any emergency calls.
He added: “The aircraft had already been given clearance to land.
“We have the flight manifest but we cannot disclose any details at this point in time.”
Dramatic photos show emergency workers sifting through piles of burnt-out debris from the jet, with thick black soot covering the road.
It is unclear why the plane crashed just before it was set to reach the runway.
Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Norazman Mahmud added: “The first contact made by the aircraft with the Subang air traffic control tower was at 2:47pm. Landing clearance was given at 2.48pm.
“At 2.51pm, the control tower observed smoke coming from the crash site but no Mayday call was made by the aircraft.”
EPAA motorcyclist and a car driver died after being hit by the plane[/caption]
EPAThe plane had not put out any distress calls[/caption]