EFFORTS to remove the wreckage and debris of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane that crashed on the Guthrie Corridor Express in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam had been completed yesterday.

Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the crash site would be cleared last night.

He said all police control at the site will also cease.

A truck carrying the aircraft’s wreckage and debris leaving the crash site at about 7pm yesterday.

Cloudy weather and intermittent rain did not stall the process of bringing out the wreckage.

Although police had removed the yellow tape installed at the location, the route remained closed yesterday.

The Ministry of Transport in a statement on Saturday said a preliminary report of the crash will be ready within 30 days of the incident.

A technical investigation based on Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO Annex 13), had been initiated by the  Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) team from the day the accident occurred.

Last Thursday, a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane crashed onto the Guthrie Corridor Express in Bandar Elmina killing 10 people including Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Johari Harun.

Eight of the victims were six passengers and two crew aboard the light aircraft, while the other two were road users.

The ill-fated aircraft was on its way from Langkawi to Subang and had been cleared to land at 2.48pm. – Bernama, August 22, 2023.