First responders carry remains out of the wreckage site near the Elmina interchange at Guthrie Corridor Expressway, Shah Alam. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR – It was just another weekday afternoon on August 17 until a light aircraft crashed at the Guthrie Corridor Expressway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam.
The tragedy involving a Beechcraft 390 (Premiere 1) plane took the lives of 10 individuals – six passengers and two crew members as well as a motorcyclist and a motorist passing by.
While their remains were sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, the next-of-kin gathered at the hospital’s forensic department to provide DNA for identification.
However, investigators have their work cut out for them as the probe into the crash continues. – August 19, 2023
Search teams have to cover about 11,000 square metres in an effort to collect remains and comb through evidence. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023Personnel from the Selangor police contingent and state Fire and Rescue Department at the crash site. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023The Selangor Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) unit carrying out investigations at the wreckage site. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023Next-of-kin comforting each other near the crash site. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023A woman in tears when she saw the wreckage. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023First responders worked through the night to collect the remains of the victims. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023The highway was cordoned off for a day as first responders collected the remains and debris. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023A next-of-kin unable to hold back tears at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023Next-of-kin of the crash victims gather at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang, to provide DNA samples for identification. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023Firemen cleaning up the crash site on the second day of search operations. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023First responders and media personnel gather at the site during the final sweeping operation, before the reopening of the Elmina interchange. – Scoop pic, August 19, 2023
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