Indonesian Air Force plane crashes, 100 feared dead

An Indonesian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane with 12 crew aboard has crashed into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday (June 30).

A police officer gestures at the crowd near the site. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Firefighters and military personnel inspect the site where an Air Force cargo plane crashed in Medan. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Indonesian military personnel search for victims at the site. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

At least 55 people were killed when a military transport plane crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia on Tuesday. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Military personnel inspect the wreckage of an Air Force cargo plane that crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The death toll is set to rise after it emerged that more than 100 people had been on board. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Military personnel search for victims in the wreckage of an Air Force cargo plane. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Military personnel remove an aircraft wheel at the site. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Black smoke billowed from the wreckage and crowds of people milling around the area initially hampered emergency services rushing to the scene. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

Residents examine the wreckage of an Indonesian Air Force cargo plane from a building next to the site. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)

The C-130 Hercules transport plane was on its way from an air force base in Medan to Tanjung Pinang in Sumatra. (Source: Photo by Associated Press)