Plane Carrying More Than 100 People Crashes in Pakistan

Pakistani passenger jet crashes near Karachi airport

An Airbus A320 carrying more than 100 people has crashed into a residential area near the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, the country’s civil aviation agency says.

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“The plane crashed in Karachi. We are trying to confirm the number of passengers but initially it is 99 passengers and eight crew members,” said Abdul Sattar Khokhar, the spokesman for the aviation authority.

A spokesperson for the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Abdul Sattar told the newspaper Dawn that flight PK 8303 was carrying 90 passengers and 8 crew members.

The plane had been due to land at Jinnah international airport from the eastern city of Lahore, a journey that normally takes about 90 minutes. Source

Footage of the Plane crashing

Footage of #Airbus320 #PK8303 moments before #PlaneCrash #Karachi #PIA pic.twitter.com/U13UMamhk7

— Zia TALKS 🔄 (@ziatalks) May 22, 2020

Pakistan International Airlines: 91 passengers were on board the ill fated flight. The Airbus A320 crashed shortly before landing near the #Karachi Airport. #planecrash #karachiplanecrash #PIACrash #PIA #pakistanplanecrash #karachiairport pic.twitter.com/yUQiicQ9bC

— Annu Kaushik (@AnnuKaushik253) May 22, 2020

According to sources Plane crashed at 8 to ten homes with 99 passengers and 8 crew members on Board#PIACrash #planecrash #PIA pic.twitter.com/ysfjZVHxxy

— Nasrullah Khan (@Peaceforiok) May 22, 2020

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