5 hours agoFirst victim confirmed after the plane split into three parts at Istanbul airport
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A passenger found death and many others were injured when a passenger plane of Pegasus Airlines flew from Irzmir, western Turkey “Screech” from the track after landing at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökchen airport on Wednesday afternoon. “One evacuated died of injuries, 157 others are being treated [in hospital]”, has [...]
“An evacuated one has died of injuries, 157 others are being treated [in hospital]”, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement, writes Daily Sabah, wiretale.
According to Turkish media, the Boeing 737-800 plane split into three parts and was involved in fire.
Firefighters and ambulances were taken to the scene immediately after the accident.
The plane carried 171 passengers and six crew members, according to Transport Minister Cahit Turhan.
The airport, which serves many of Istanbul's Asian districts and the nearby cities of industrial centres such as Bursa, Kocaeli and Sarkarya, has been provisionally closed for air traffic.
