The death toll could rise as only two people were rescued alive and 179 travelers were still on the plane.
South Korean authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 122 people after a plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence after landing at Muan International Airport. However, the death toll is expected to rise to 179 as only two people were rescued alive and the rest are “presumed dead” according to authorities.
The accident occurred around 9:07 a.m. in South Korea (1:07 a.m. in the Basque Country), when Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, which had departed from Bangkok Airport in Thailand that morning, attempted to land at Muan Airport and crashed. in the fence.
The authorities have confirmed this A total of 181 people traveled with us.including 6 crew members, 173 Korean passengers and 2 Thai passengers, and the fire brigade managed to rescue two people, a crew member and a passenger, according to the latest data.
Police and fire brigade are investigating the exact cause of the accident, which they believe was caused by a Failure to deploy the landing gear of the aircraft, possibly caused by a bird strike.
Airport authorities have claimed that the plane was trying to make an emergency landing due to faulty landing gear when the accident occurred, after the first landing attempt failed.
However, the plane was unable to reduce its speed until it reached the end of the runway, causing the crash and the ship starting to burn.
Source: EITB
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