Military transport plane crashes in Medan Indonesia

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in world news July 1, 2015

Officials in Indonesia say that 122 people on the Hercules C-130 plane did not survive after the transport plane crashed in the residential area of Medan on Tuesday.

Check also: Plane carrying 150 people crashed in France

19 people are believed to have been killed on the ground which has resulted into a total of 141 bodies, The bodies were taken to Adam Malik hospital in Medan thats where their relatives and the family members are to find them.

The cause of the crash is not yet unveiled but witnesses say that the plane had problems from the time it took off from Medan Indonesia third largest city and Agus Supriatna the head of Air force said that the plane was requested to return to the airport after they found out that it had some technicalities within.

Follow @newslexpoint

So it crashed as it tried to return to the airport in Medan, Indonesia

President Joko Widodo sent his condolences to the affected families of this lugubrious moment.

Check also;

This is not a Paywall, but Newslex Point's journalism consumes a lot of time, hard-work and money. That's why we're kindly requesting you to support us in anyway they can, for as little as $1 or more, you can support us .

Please use the button below to contribute to Newslex Point, Inc. using a credit card or via PayPal.