据韩国YTN电视台29日报道,当天韩国务安机场飞机坠落事故已造成28人死亡。当地时间今日9时左右,韩国一架客机降落过程中偏离跑道,碰撞起火。初步判断,飞机疑似与鸟群冲撞,起落架没有放下。中国驻韩国光州总领馆29日向新华社记者证实,韩国务安机场飞机坠落事故中,无中国公民伤亡。
At least 28 people were killed in an airplane crash that occurred on Sunday at an airport in southwest South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency and local broadcaster YTN.
The passenger plane carrying 175 passengers and six crew members crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, about 290 km away from the capital Seoul, at around 9:07 a.m. local time (0007 GMT).The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand veered off the runway and crashed into the outer wall of the runway, with its fuselage destroyed in half and catching fire.The accident was presumed to have been caused by a bird strike that led to landing gear failure.The fire was extinguished some 43 minutes later, with about 80 firefighters deployed at the scene.The police and fire authorities were working on rescue operations from the rear of the aircraft.