over 96 passengers pass away in plane crash in South Korea
Date
12/29/2024 2:21:17 AM
(MENAFN) No less than 96 individuals passed away in a plane accident at South Korea’s Musan International Airport, media reports stated Sunday.
A Jeju Air flight carrying 181 individuals, including six crew, burnet while landing following supposedly having a landing gear problem at 9.07 AM local time in Muan county -- 288 kilometers (179 miles) southwest of the South Korean capital of Seoul, in line with Yonhap News Agency.
The twin-engine aircraft, coming back from Bangkok, got off the runway and crashed with a fence before colliding in a flaming explosion with a wall.
Local media captured footage of the plane skidding down the runway, enveloped in flames and debris.
As rescue attempts proceeded, a passenger and a crew member were discovered alive in the tail portion of the location; however, authorities stated that the number of casualties is likely to continue rising.
In addition to two Thai nationals, Koreans made up the majority of the passengers.
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