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Seven killed in Philippine air-ambulance crash: authorities
MANILA, Sept 1, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Seven people were killed when an air-
ambulance plane crashed into a resort area near the Philippine capital on
Sunday, sparking a fierce blaze and sending terrified locals fleeing,
authorities said.
Seven bodies have been found and it is believed all eight people aboard the
light aircraft died in the disaster in Calamba City, local emergency official
Jeffrey Rodriguez told AFP.
Footage on social media showed the chaotic scene as an ambulance drove
towards a building that was engulfed in flames and witnesses shouted for help
in the street.
“No one will survive this crash. We assume that all confirmed passengers of
this plane are dead,” said Rodriguez, confirming seven bodies had been
discovered in the smoking ruins.
Police said two people were injured in the crash and rushed to hospital,
but have not reported any fatalities from those who were in the resort area
when the plane went down.
Philippine aviation authorities said six passengers and two pilots were
aboard the craft when it disappeared from radar about 25 nautical miles from
the capital Manila.
BSS/AFP/RY/1822 hrs