A light aircraft intended for training purposes crashed in a field area near Sungkai here, this morning.
Two victims of a light aircraft type CESNA 172 (9M ADA) from the Layang Layang Flying Academy crashed near the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) Farm, in Besout 2 Additional here.
The two victims who were confirmed safe, Captain Shahrul Imran, 26, suffered a fractured left thigh while the trainee, Le Ho Jia, 20, was injured in the face as a result of the accident.
Perak Fire and Rescue Director, Sayani Saidon, said that they received a call about the incident at about 9.46am.
According to him, a team of members from the Slim River Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) assisted by members from BBP Bidor and BBP Tanjung Malim rushed to the scene of the incident.
"Both victims are safe and they were also successfully removed from the crash site.
"The two victims were found with the male flight trainer suffering a broken left thigh, while the female trainer had facial injuries.
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