The Straits Times It missed the runway : At least 45 killed in military plane crash in southern Philippines
View of the site after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane crashed on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines, on July 4, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
First responders work at the site after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane crashed on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines, on July 4, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
Residents gather as smoke rises from the wreckage after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 transport plane crashes on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines, on July 4, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
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At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country s south, the armed forces said.
Nearly 100 people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday.
Some of the soldiers were seen jumping out of the plane before it hit the ground and exploded into flames, said Major General William Gonzales, commander of the Joint Task Force-Sulu.