IGP: Hishammuddin not injured in helicopter mishap

Hishammudin was shaken but not injured. - File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar confirmed today that Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein was involved in a helicopter landing mishap after casting his vote in Johor today.

However, no one was hurt in the incident.

The Star reported Ismail as saying that the helicopter had a rough landing and landed on its side on the runaway at the TUDM Subang Jaya Air Force base this afternoon.

Hishammuddin and several passengers were later taken to a medical facility for a check up, said the report.

“The private helicopter was overcome by strong winds during the landing which caused it to overturn,” Ismail told a press conference at Bukit Aman yesterday.

 He said there was no cause for concern adding that he had called Hishamuddin directly after the crash to check on him.

“He is just a bit shaken up over the incident,” Ismail was reported saying.

Additional news in Malay:

Hishammuddin, isteri, anak dan menantu terselamat nahas helikopter

KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, isteri, 
Datin Seri Tengku Marsilla Tengku Abdullah, anak dan menantunya terselamat dalam nahas helikopter di TUDM Sungai Besi, sebentar tadi. 

Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan identiti mangsa ketika nahas helikpter yang terbalik ketika hendak mendarat di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) pada kira-kira jam 3.50 petang itu. Ketika kejadian, rombongan menteri berkenaan dalam perjalanan pulang dari Johor apabila cuaca dan angin kencang menyebabkan pesawat terbabit tergelincir. sumber