A Plane Crashed in PNG, Pilot was Survived but 28 People were Dead

Port Moresby - A pilot and the other 3 men were survived on a plane crashed in Papua New Guinea while the other 28 were dead at the scene. 

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Dash 8 aircraft which is owned by PNG airlines, Airlines PNG, fell on a dense forest near Gogol river 20 kilometers from Madang, a tourist town. The aircraft which was having 32 passengers was on its way from Lae, the second biggest city in PLG, to Madang on Thursday 13 October on 05.00 PM local time.

The local citizen found 4 people who were survived, including the pilot who is an Australian and a co-pilot who is from New Zealand. 

"Airlines PNG and local authorities have stated that there was 28 passengers and 4 aircraft crews. They know that there were 4 people were survived including the pilot who is an Australian and a co-pilot who is from New Zealand," spokesman for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs said.

Those survived people were not having a serious injury while all the dead passengers were the people of PNG. According to an eyewitness, the aircraft was on fire when crashed the earth. This event is still on investigation.

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