Scores killed in Thai jet crash
BayBak, Azerbaijan | 2104 days ago | Sunday, 16th September , 2007 , 15:20 [pm] | International
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. | Local officials and medics said that at least 100 out of the 128 people on board are likely to have been killed.
A Thai official said the aeroplane had crashed in heavy rain and then split into two parts. |
At least 61 people have been killed after a Thai passenger jet crashed and broke in two as it attempted to land during bad weather at Phuket airport in the south of the country.
Local officials and medics said that at least 100 out of the 128 people on board are likely to have been killed.
A Thai official said the aeroplane had crashed in heavy rain and then split into two parts.
Pornchai Eua-aree, the director of Phuket international airport, said: “Sixty-one people were pulled from the wreckage. There are still about 40 people missing. The rest were sent to hospital.”
The deputy governor of Phuket island said he feared at least 100 passengers could have been killed.
The MD-82 aircraft, operated by budget carrier One-Two-Go, was flying to Phuket from the capital, Bangkok.
Thai television broadcast images showing the crumpled fuselage of the plane.
Foreign casualties
Foreign tourists were among those believed to have lost their lives.
Hospital officials said that British, Australian, Thai, Irish and Iranian citizens were among those who survived the crash.
Chiasak Angkauwan, a civil aviation official, told Thai television: “The first part of the plane is dug into the ground. The tail section is stuck on the runway.
“The airplane asked to land, but due to the weather in Phuket – strong wind and heavy rain – maybe the pilot did not see the runway clearly.”
Lieutenant-Major Sokchai Limcharoen, a police chief in the Phuket area, said the aircraft crashed at 3:35pm (0835 GMT).
“The plane was landing and slid off the runway. We are rescuing people and carrying injured people to hospitals,” he said.aljazeera
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