Philippine military plane crash kills 47 and injures 49 – some jumping out before impact
- The Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province when the incident happened
- The aircraft had 96 people on board, including three pilots and five crew while the rest were army personnel. Three civilians on the ground were killed
All 96 passengers have been accounted for, military chief Cirilito Sobejana said on Monday.
At least 49 other soldiers were rescued with injuries and survived the fiery noontime crash into a coconut grove outside the Jolo airport in Sulu province, including some who managed to jump off the aircraft before it exploded and was gutted by fire, military officials said. Three of seven villagers who were hit on the ground died.
The aircraft had 96 people on board, including three pilots and five crew while the rest were army personnel, the military said, adding only five soldiers remained unaccounted for late on Sunday. The pilots survived but were seriously injured, officials said.
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Military plane crash kills 47, injures 49 others in the southern Philippines
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two ex-US Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines as part of military assistance this year.
