Indonesia air crash kills killing at least 95 people

An Indonesian army transport plane with more than 100 people aboard has crashed into houses on eastern Java, killing at least 95 people. The latest in a string of accidents plaguing the Indonesia air force's beleaguered fleet.
At least two people died on the ground when the Hercules crashed near Madiun, hitting houses before skidding into a rice field then it caught fire.
Footage from Indonesian television shows chaotic scenes as emergency teams try to tackle to blaze and help those injured.
Military spokesman Sagom Tamboen said the plane was transporting troops and their families, including at least 10 children early Wednesday, when it fell from the sky near an air force base in East Java province.

Tamboen, the military spokesman, said the plane was carrying 109 passengers and crew when it went down 325 miles (520 kilometres) east of the capital, Jakarta.
Air force spokesman Bambang Sulistyo said at least 15 people survived, many with bad burns.