Horror Borneo helicopter crash kills 8 as aircraft crashes into jungle after take off

Horror Borneo helicopter crash kills 8 as aircraft crashes into jungle after take offA helicopter has crashed into thick jungle a few minutes after take off as it headed over Borneo’s vast palm oil plantations killing eight people on boardCommentsNewsTim Hanlon News Reporter07:52, 17 Apr 2026Updated 08:05, 17 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesRescuers at the site of the crash(Image: AP)Eight people have been tragically killed after a helicopter crashed into dense jungle shortly after take-off.‌The aircraft vanished from the radar at the start of its journey over Borneo’s vast palm oil plantations on Thursday.‌The Airbus H130 owned by PT Matthew Air Nusantara lost contact five minutes after it took off from Melawi district in West Kalimantan province. It was on its way to another palm oil plantation in Kubu Raya district.‌View 3 ImagesThe helicopter crashed in thick jungle(Image: AP)READ MORE: Donald Trump issues nuclear warning to Pope Leo and REFUSES to meet himREAD MORE: KLM cancels flights to and from UK as major airlines face fuel crisisSearchers later located the wreckage and recovered the bodies of the two crew members and six passengers in the forests in Sekadau district, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency and the Transportation Ministry.All eight on board were men and one was a Malaysian national, civil aviation director general Lukman F. Laisa reportedly said in a statement. The bodies were taken to the provincial capital of Pontianak.‌“The joint search and rescue team had successfully located the crash site of the aircraft and, based on information from the field, all passengers and crew members have been confirmed dead,” he said.Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of about 270 million people, has been plagued by transportation accidents, including plane and helicopter crashes and ferry sinkings.View 3 ImagesRescuers preparing for search and rescue operations(Image: Xinhua/Shutterstock)‌In January 11 people died after a plane crashed while approaching a...