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Kapar air crash: families claim victims’ remains

This after completion of post-mortem earlier this afternoon

8:05 PM MYT

 

KLANG – The remains of the two victims of the light aircraft crash in Kapar here yesterday were claimed by their respective families this afternoon after the post-mortem process was completed.

The remains of co-pilot Roshaan Singh Raina, 43, were claimed by his family at around 3pm and taken to his family’s home in Sunway Bukit Lenang, Johor Bahru.

It is understood that the burial arrangements for Roshaan Singh will be conducted tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the body of the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft, Daniel Yee Hsiang Khoon, 31, was taken out by his family from the forensic department of Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here at 6.08pm to be taken to the Nirvana Memorial Centre in Sg Besi for interment.

Earlier, North Klang district police chief S. Vijaya Rao said the post-mortems on both victims revealed that the cause of death was due to multiple injuries from the plane crash.

The two victims onboard the BK160 Gabriel light plane that crashed in Kg Tok Muda, Kapar were found in the cockpit at a depth of 5ftin the ground at an oil palm plantation there.

The aircraft, operated by the Air Adventure Flying Club, took off from Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport at 1.28pm for a recreational flight before it crashed at 1.45pm. – February 14, 2024

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