A helicopter crashed, killing five people at a remote airport in Malaysia; including the pilot and at least one doctor, aviation authorities in the Asian country confirmed today.
The BO-105 (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm) helicopter crashed yesterday after noon in Sarawak, in the part of the island of Borneo (Kalimantan in Indonesian) that is part of Malaysian territory, disaster management officials clarified.
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It was carrying at least one member of the Flying Doctors Service staff, who was on his way to provide care to communities that rely heavily on airlifted health professionals because they are located in dense jungle.
“Unfortunately, all five people on board perished,” a fact that “confirms reports from the fire and rescue service” and “the Ministry of Health,” said Galog Luag, head of the regional disaster management agency, in a statement.
The names of the victims have not been officially released, but local media reported that Dr. Ainul Baraa, 32, is among the dead. The other four fatalities are the pilot and three members of the medical crew.
A team from the aviation accident investigation agency is expected to arrive at the crash site in a few hours, at Lo Lela Airport, near the border with the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, according to the Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority.
Malaysia’s Flying Doctors Service enables healthcare professionals to travel to remote areas of the country, or set up mobile clinics that provide various types of care.
