
One person was hurt when a light plane used for spraying pesticides crashed in southern Philippines on Friday morning, police said. The pilot, 47-year-old Helson Rivera, suffered minor injuries to his left elbow after the single-engine aircraft went down near houses at Visayan Village, Tagum City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte province around 6 a.m., provincial police chief Samuel Gadingan said. The yellow and white plane of Mactan Aviation with tail number RP-3024 hired by banana giant Lapanday Corporation was on its way to conduct spraying runs when its engine apparently malfunctioned, causing it to crash at Macopa community, Gadingan said. Local resident Noemi Diaz said he saw the aircraft zoomed overhead and then heard a loud sound outside her father's house. "We rushed out and ran away, fearing the plane might burst into flames," Diaz told Xinhua. Aside from the pilot, no other person was hurt, although another resident was allegedly sprayed with a liquid substance from the plane as he was just meters from where the plane went down, police said. An investigation into the accident was now being conducted, police said. Plane crashes and other accidents are common in southern Philippines where vast banana plantations use aging light aircrafts to apply pesticides over the crops.
GMT 11:19 2018 Thursday ,13 December
Nine killed, 47 injured as high-speed train crashes in TurkeyGMT 10:36 2018 Wednesday ,12 December
Strasbourg shooting leaves 3 dead, 12 injuredGMT 09:59 2018 Friday ,07 December
Death toll climbs to five after Santo Domingo factory explosionGMT 09:50 2018 Friday ,07 December
At least 18 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attackGMT 13:50 2018 Thursday ,06 December
Two found, five missing after US Marine aircraft collide off JapanGMT 16:27 2018 Sunday ,02 December
Villages evacuated as northern Australia fires flare in extreme heatGMT 08:16 2018 Thursday ,29 November
10 killed, 19 wounded in Taliban attack in KabulGMT 14:07 2018 Sunday ,18 November
About 15,000 people killed in Russian road accidents in 2018 so far
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor