SHAH ALAM – The search operation for victims involving a plane crash on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina here is nearly complete.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said they are about 95% complete with investigations and search for remains.
“Our search here has (almost) concluded. There are only final processes to clear (the scene) and discover any human remains,” he told a press conference near the search site today.
The remaining 5% are locations the police have not searched, such as underneath cars, Razaruddin added.
Some 21 personal items such as belts were recovered at the site.
Meanwhile, the operation to search for the possible remains resumed at 9am today.
Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim told Bernama that the operation would focus on the “sweeping” process at the scene.
A total of 10 people were killed in yesterday’s crash.
Eight of the victims were six passengers and two crew members aboard the light aircraft, while the other two were a motorcyclist and a car driver who happened to be passing by the crash site.
The plane was on its way from Langkawi to Subang and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm. – August 18, 2023