A Sri lanka Air Force plane crashed in the Athurugiriya area just outside capital Colombo on Friday morning, killing at least four people, the police said.

The Air Force Antanov 32 aircraft lost contact with the ground and went missing from radar shortly after taking off from Katunayake airport.

The plane with five people on board was on its way to the Sri Lankan domestic airport in Ratmalana. It crashed at a rubber estate in Athurugiriya after hitting the roof of at least one house.

Residents said that there was thick fog over the area where the plane crashed. The Air Force said that the pilot had reported difficulty in locating the landing strip before it crashed.

Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said that four people were confirmed dead and another who was badly injured had been admitted to a hospital.

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