According to media reports, six military personnel and Buddhist monks were on board the aircraft in a social media post.
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Mayanmar Military Plane Crash -Creadit AP |
The plane flew from the capital Naypyidaw to the city of Pyin Oo Lwin and hit land when it crashed about 300 meters from a steel mill, the military-owned television station Myawaddy reported.
And also monks who were supposed to take part in a ceremony in a Buddhist monastery, it said in other media reports.
There were no reports of injuries among the local people. The pilot and a passenger survived and were taken to a military hospital, a resident and a community post reported.
The cause of the accident was initially not clear. Myanmar has long had a poor aviation safety record. Photos on social media showed a severely damaged torso lying on its side. ar has been in crisis since a military coup on February 2 overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.1, with daily protests in cities and fighting in border areas between the army and ethnic minority militias.