At least 10 killed after private jet crashed into car & motorbike on highway

In Malaysia, a private jet crashed into a car and a motorbike on a highway, killing at least 10 people. Police said all eight people on the aircraft died along with two motorists on the ground. The jet exploded into a fireball on impact, with thick black smoke seen rising from the site. It was traveling from the resort island of Langkawi to Selangor, west of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

 

Officials said the



Beechcraft Model 390 aircraft had lost contact with the air traffic control tower before it crashed on Thursday.

 

Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority said an initial investigation showed the plane had been cleared for take-off and that the two pilots were experienced. Investigators are working to find the plane's black box or flight data recorder.