The number of victims of the aircraft with the military in the Philippines increased to 50. It is reported by the ABS CBN TV channel.
it clarifies that in total, as a result of the incident, 47 soldiers and three civilians were killed. According to the representative of the Armed Forces, the Philippines Egrands Agrevalo, 49 soldiers and four civilians were injured on Earth. At the moment, 32 people remain in hospitals.
Argevalo noted that according to the initial data, the speed of the aircraft was correct, and the liner landed in the right place on the runway. He also added that experts found a black box, which contains technical information about flight.
Wrecked occurred in the morning on Sunday, July 4, in the area of the Sulu archipelago in the south-west of the country. It is known that the plane crashed while trying to land, missed the runway past. After the incident, the flights of the C-130 military aircraft were suspended.