MADRID 29 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least 28 people have died as a result of a plane accident that took place early this Sunday at Muan International Airport, a southwestern city in South Korea, when a plane with 181 people on board left the runway and crash into a fence.
Most of the deceased were in the back of the plane, in which the bulk of the passengers – except for two Thais – were of Korean nationality. So far, three people have been rescued alive.
The accident occurred at around 9:07 a.m. (local time) this Sunday during a landing maneuver of a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok in which 175 passengers and six crew members were traveling, according to Police and Firefighters sources. cited by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
Initial hypotheses suggest that the collision could have occurred after the impact of one or more birds against the aircraft, which was engulfed in flames as a result of the accident. The fire was extinguished about 43 minutes after it started.
In the absence of confirmation, the country’s authorities have initiated an investigation on the ground to clarify the exact causes of the incident, of which no further details have so far emerged. The presidential office has called an emergency meeting of senior officials at 11:30 a.m. this Sunday to discuss the Government’s responses to the plane crash. Meanwhile, a team of approximately 80 firefighters continues to conduct search and rescue operations.