Plane breaks into pieces after skidding off runway in Istanbul
By Bo Leung in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-02-06 00:16
A passenger plane has skidded off an airport runway in Istanbul, causing the jet to break into pieces.
Authorities said no one has died in the crash at Sabiha Gokcen Airport, but some passengers were injured.
The country's Transport Ministry said the accident was the result of "rough landing".
According to Turkish media reports, the Pegasus Airlines arrived from the city of Izmir with 177 people on board. It was also reported that the plane caught fire after skidding but it had been extinguished.
Television footage shows damage to the plane, with the fuselage appearing to be broken into three pieces and passengers leaving through the gaps.
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