One dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident

Istanbul, Feb 5 (AFP/APP): One person died and 157 were injured when a plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday. Live images broadcast on Turkish television showed several people climbing through a large crack in the severed aircraft and escaping onto one of the wings at the rear. The Boeing 737 operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines had flown into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport from the Aegean port city of Izmir, NTV television reported. The plane was apparently buffeted by strong … Continue reading One dead, scores hurt, in Turkey plane accident