At least 30 dead after military plane crashes in Indonesia.

[Reashot Xigwin]

At least 30 dead after military plane crashes in Indonesia

At least 30 people have been killed after an Indonesian military plane crashed in a residential area in Sumatra and burst into flames today.

An Indonesian military spokesman told The Associated Press the Hercules C-130 plane had crashed in the city of Medan.

An image of the scene posted on Twitter. (@news_executive)


Pictures showed the aircraft and several surrounding cars on fire with thick billowing black smoke.

Mardiaz Dwihananto, police chief of Medan city where the accident happened, told AFP that five to six bodies had so far been recovered from wreckage of the plane and buildings after the crash in a residential area.

At least 30 people have been killed. (9NEWS)

"The bodies were in (the) debris of the plane and buildings... we are taking the bodies one by one by ambulance to Adam Malik hospital. We haven't managed to evacuate all of the bodies."

This is a breaking news article. More information will be added as it comes to hand.

It is unknown how the crash occurred. (9NEWS)

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[powastick]

Condolences, C-130 is huge.

 

[Kyle Sun]

RIP !!

 

[being humane]

Oh god that's a transport aircraft. RIP

 

[dlclong]

RIP

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

All 113 People Aboard Crashed Indonesian Plane Dead - Air Force Commander

ASIA & PACIFIC
13:47 30.06.2015(updated 14:11 30.06.2015)

An Indonsian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane crashed into a residential area in the town of Medan on Sumatra Island, killing all people on board.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – All 113 people aboard the Indonesian Hercules C-130 military transport airplane that crashed into a hotel and residential area earlier on Tuesday are dead, Indonesian Air Force Commander Agus Supriyatna said.

"No one survived the crash," Supriyatna said on local television.

According to Supriyatna, there were 101 passengers and 12 crew members on board.

The four-engine aircraft crashed in the southwestern part of North Sumatra approximately two minutes after takeoff from the Soewondo Air Force Base.

All 113 People Aboard Crashed Indonesian Plane Dead - Air Force Commander / Sputnik International

Inalillahi wa inailaihi raji'un.

Casualties:

Penerbad (Army Plt.) Passanger:
1. Head Sargeant Lutfi
2. Second Sargeant Joko
3. Second Sargeant Nofik
4. Second Sargeant Sri Febdri

First Sargeant Kusno family:
5. Ny Sufiyah
6. AA Perdana
7. Sanda (14 years old)
8. Edi

First Lieutenant Plt. Aries family:
9. Biakti Nugraha
10. Ananda Putri

11. Second Lieutenant Kal Bayu Perdana
12. Second Lieutenant Kal Agus Sriyadi

Major Pom Fanny PH family:
13. William Habijary

Second Sargeant Amir family:
14. Junita
15. Wildan

Second Lieutenant Arie Budi W family:
16. Armiyanti
17. Lenardo
18. Revaldo
19. Messiliano

20. Second Sargeant Agung

Second Lieutenant Endang family:
21. Anjar

22. First Lieutenant Tech. Rachmad Samdany
23. Head Sargent Kalimanan
24. Head Sargent Sutrisno
25. First Sargeant Aang Subarya
26. Second Sargeant Syamsir Wanto
27. First Lieutenant Mulyono

TNI-AU staff
28. Arifin
29. Rusti
30. Nurhalimah
31. Halimah (Capt Tech. Ravin family)

In memory. Tanker C130 A-1310.