A private jet crashed into a car and a motorcycle on a highway in Malaysia, killing at least 10 people.
All eight people on board the plane died along with two motorcyclists on the ground.
The jet exploded in a fireball on impact, thick black smoke was seen billowing from the scene, video clips from the scene were shown.
The resort was on its way to Selangor, west of the capital Kuala Lumpur, from the island of Langkawi.
The Beechcraft Model 390 plane lost contact with the air traffic control tower before it crashed on Thursday, officials said.
Hussain Umar Khan said “there was no emergency call, the plane was cleared to land”.
According to its flight manifest, a local politician was one of eight people on board the small plane when it crashed.
However, Transport Minister Anthony Loke refused to identify the victims pending the results of forensic tests at a local hospital.
Pilot Shahr Kamal Ruslan, leaving behind his wife and four sons, was one of the victims of the crash.
Outside the hospital, Mr Shahrul’s 67-year-old mother Mahanam tearfully told local media that when he spoke for the last time, her son told her: “Mama, I love you.”
Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority said initial investigations showed the plane had been cleared for take-off and both pilots were experienced.
Investigators are working to locate the plane’s black box, or flight data recorder.
“Right now we cannot say what caused the accident as the investigation is ongoing,” Mr Lok said.
A witness told JEE News he was working at the site as an engineer when he heard the explosion. He went to the place where the accident took place and saw the injured.
A former member of the Malaysian air force, Mohd Sehmi Mohd Hashim, told JEE News he saw the plane flying erratically.
“Shortly after that I heard a loud boom,” he said. “I sped to the spot and saw the wreckage of a plane. I couldn’t do anything.”
