A Boeing passenger jet crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing dozens of people after what authorities say was a landing gear failure.
The Boeing 737 flying from Thailand went off the runway at Muan International Airport at 9 am local time.
Video taken at the airport shows the plane skidding across the tarmac… unable to stop itself before hitting a wall-like wall and exploding.
A total of 181 people were on board, including 175 and six crew members.At least 62 people were killed at the time of this writing…the death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.
We know at least two people survived the crash.
❗️✈️🇰🇷 – Muan, South Korea – A Jeju Air passenger plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence during landing at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning, according to police and fire officials.
The flight that departed from Bangkok was… pic.twitter.com/IMCrIWqFVl
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CNN, citing South Korean officials, says the cause of the crash was a malfunction of the landing gear.
Development of the story…
