POLICE have confirmed the identities of all 10 victims of the plane crash at Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, on Thursday.

Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the victims were identified as Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Johari Harun; Shahrul Kamal Roslan, 41; and Heikal Aras Abdul Azim, 45.

Others were Muhammad Taufik Mohd Zaki, 37; Khairil Azwan Jamaludin, 43; Shaharul Amir Omar, 49; Mohammad Naim Fawwas Mohamed Muaidi, 35; Idris Abdul Talib@Ramali, 41; Sharipudin Shaari, 51; and Muhammad Hafiz Muhammad Salleh, 32.

“The police, together with the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), Klang and the Chemistry Department have completed the autopsy and identification processes.

“All the victims involved in the crash have been identified and their remains are ready to be handed over to the next of kin this morning,” Hussein told the media at the HTAR Forensic Department today.

He said the victims’ identification process was carried out using various techniques including fingerprint matching, DNA testing and dental records.

He also confirmed that there were no other victims involved in the incident.

“Eight victims were the people who were onboard the plane and two were road users,” he said.

Hussein said the funeral rites for the victims would be handled by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais).

“We will hand over the remains to the Jais team this morning. Funeral prayers will be held, we will provide hearses as requested by the next of kin, and the remains will be driven (to cemeteries) under police escort,” he said.

On Thursday, a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) business jet crashed on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway near Bandar Elmina, killing 10 individuals.

The ill-fated aircraft was on a flight from Langkawi to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm but crashed two minutes later. – Bernama, August 20, 2023.