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Passenger plane crashes in South Korea – details

A passenger plane flying from Thailand crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea. It caught fire after skidding off the runway and crashing into a wall. There were 181 people on board, FREEDOM reported, citing Reuters. Yonhap reports that the death toll from the crash has risen to 120. It is also known that two people survived. According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident could have been a landing gear failure, possibly due to the plane colliding with a flock of birds. An investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause. As previously reported, on December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines, flying from Baku to Grozny (JS-8432), crashed at Aktau Airport in western Kazakhstan. Of the 67 people on board, 38 died, and 29, including two children, were hospitalized. Only two of the crew survived. UPD: The cause of the plane crash in South Korea could have been a broken landing gear, which likely happened due to a bird strike, — officials of the country believe. The number of fatalities has risen to 174. Rescue efforts continue on-site. UPD: Bodies of all 179 victims of South Korean plane crash identified, — Yonhap Only two people survived the plane crash. News TV reports that the country's authorities have retrieved the black boxes from the crashed plane. The post Passenger plane crashes in South Korea – details appeared first on Freedom.