Elmina crash: Police say DNA samples taken from victims’ next-of-kin

KLANG, Aug 18 ― The next of kin of 10 individuals who perished in yesterday’s plane crash on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam have provided their DNA samples for the identification process.

Klang Selatan district police chief ACP Cha Hoong Fong said the last person arrived from Sungai Petani, Kedah at about 5am today. “We have taken DNA samples from the next of kin to ascertain the identity of the victims,” he told Bernama. Yesterday, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that 10 people were killed after a Beechcraft Model 390 aircraft crashed near Bandar Elmina at about 2.50pm while flying from Langkawi to Subang.

Those killed comprised two flight crew and six passengers, including Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology committee chairman Datuk Seri Johari Harun, and a motorist and a motorcyclist who were on the highway at that time. ― Bernama

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