Death toll from military plane crash in Philippines rises to 50

The passenger death toll from the crash was 47, officials said, and three civilians on the ground were also killed

All 96 passengers on the Philippine air force plane that crashed on Sunday have been accounted for, military chief Cirilito Sobejana has said. The passenger death toll from the crash was 47, while 49 military personnel were injured, Sobejana told Reuters in a phone message.

The Department of National Defence said on Sunday that three civilians on the ground were also killed, and that four civilians were injured when the Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the south of the country.