Philippine plane crash toll hits 50, all accounted for

Updated On: 06 July, 2021 08:11 AM IST | Manila | Agencies

It said 47 soldiers died in the crash while 49 others were injured, adding that three civilians on the ground were also killed and four others wounded, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Philippine military officials supervising the search operations next to a burnt out propeller after a Philippine Airforce C-130 transport plane crashed near the airport in Jolo town, Sulu province. Pic/AFP

The death toll from the military plane crash in southern Philippines has increased to 50, the Department of National Defense said on Monday. All 96 passengers and crew in the C-130H aircraft that crashed upon landing on Sunday on Jolo island in Sulu province have been accounted for, the Department added.

It said 47 soldiers died in the crash while 49 others were injured, adding that three civilians on the ground were also killed and four others wounded, reports Xinhua news agency.