* Forty-nine people have been wounded and at least 45 killed in a military plane crash in the Philippines Sunday
* Plane missed a runway in Bangkal village in the town of Patikul in Sulu province, an army official said
* Nearly 100 people were onboard the Lockheed C-130 transport aircraft, including three pilots who survived
* Rescue efforts are ongoing to find five unaccounted for military personnel, the Philippine Armed Forces said
* It is not yet clear what caused the crash, which happened at around midday during a transport of troops
* The crash happened in an area where the army has been fighting a long war against Islamist militants from the Abu Sayyaf and other factions
At least 45 people have been killed and dozens injured after a Philippines Air Force plane carrying troops crashed on landing and burst into flames.
The incident happened shortly before noon on Sunday in Bangkal village in the mountainous town of Patikul in the southern Sulu province, where the plane missed the runway, according to an official.
Three civilians on the ground were be among the dead, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, who said that 42 soldiers had been killed.
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Imagine sitting there with two friends eating a banana and a plane crash on your head...
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