Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
A total of 53 people survived the accident plane military Filipina, they managed to jump out before the Hercules C-130 crashed and exploded.
The latest report revealed that a total of 45 people died in a military plane crash on Jolo Island, Sulu Province, Sunday (4/7).
“A few minutes after the accident, troops and civilian volunteers went directly to the location for search and rescue. According to eyewitnesses, a number of soldiers were seen jumping out of the plane before it hit the ground,” reads a press release from the Joint Task Force Sulu
Of the total dead, 42 were military personnel and three were civilians. While 49 survivors are military personnel and four civilians. Now they are receiving treatment for their injuries.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said the civilian victims were local residents who were on the ground when the plane crashed.
“A total of 50 people have been hospitalized, some of whom have been evacuated to the city of Zamboanga for further treatment,” the Sulu Joint Task Force said in a statement. CNN.
Military Commander General Cirilito Sobejana said the plane was lifting military personnel from Cagayan de Oro [di selatan Mindanao]. The plane went off the runway and tried to regain power but to no avail.
The plane carrying more than 90 military personnel and crew crashed into the village of Patikul at 11:30 local time.
The personnel were originally dispatched to carry out anti-insurgency operations. “They should join us in the fight against terrorism.”
Military and civilian firefighters have been deployed to extinguish the fire and rescue operations are focused on pulling survivors from the crash site.
The Lockheed Martin C-130 that crashed had just arrived in the Philippines. The plane is one of two aircraft provided by the United States government through a military financing program.
It is the country’s worst military air disaster in about 30 years. Reuters reported in 1993, a Philippine Air Force C-130 plane crashed and killed 30 people.
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