Crash landing
Four killed in air accident
Colombo – A Sri Lankan military transport aircraft crashed near the capital Colombo on December 12, killing four people on board and injuring another crew member police said.
The Antonov AN-32 aircraft slammed into a rubber plantation in the suburb of Athurugiriya in bad weather and caught fire, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said.
Four people onboard were killed and the fifth crew member survived with severe burns, Ajith said.
Air force the sources said the plane took off from the main airport outside Colombo and headed to a nearby domestic air base when the pilots reported poor visibility.