Posted by Samuel on Fri 03rd Jan, 2020 - tori.ng
An Air Force plane has come crashing down in a mountainous region, killing everyone aboard.
Four people were killed in the military plane crash at Haputale in Sri Lanka. - Pic source: Twitter.
According to The Associated Press, a Sri Lankan air force plane crashed on Friday, killing all four crew members on board. An air force spokesman made this known.
The crash occurred in Haputale district in the island's mountain regions, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) east of the capital Colombo, said air force spokesman Capt. Gihan Seneviratne.
The dead included two pilots and two crew members aboard the the Chinese-built Y-12 aircraft, which was on an observation mission, Seneviratne said.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash.