Boeing 737 Crashes in Pakistan Neighborhood
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:05 pm » by Savwafair2012
RAWALPINDI: A plane crashed at the Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in Rawalpindi on Friday, reported Express News.
According to authorities, the plane crashed 10km away from the runway of Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/367560/heli ... awalpindi/
RAWALPINDI: A passenger plane, flight B213 of Bhoja Air, crashed at the Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in Rawalpindi on Friday, reported Express News.
It was carrying over 100 passengers and was headed from Karachi to Islamabad.
9:00pm
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that wings of the plane caught fire before it crashed. Eyewitnesses said that the plane was struck by lightening.
Ten nearby houses were destroyed, but the residents remained safe.
8:58pm
Bodies are being shifted to hospitals.
CAA rescue team has been tasked to search the black box of the plane.
Islamabad airfield has been closed till midnight.
8:50pm
Dead bodies are strewn over a large area.
CDA teams, locals and rescue officials are present on the crash site and are helping rescue efforts.
Concerned people can call at 92-51-9231453 for information.
8:46pm
An official says this cannot be termed a routine accident.
There were conflicting reports about how many people were on board the plane.
A senior defence ministry official said initial reports suggested there were 126 people on board, Civil Aviation Authority said it was carrying 121 passengers and nine crew, and the chief of Islamabad police Bani Amin told AFP from the crash site that 127 were on board.
8:41pm
“There is no chance of any survivors. It will be only a miracle. The plane is totally destroyed,” police officer Fazle Akbar told AFP from the crash site.
8:34pm
Two-kilometre-long traffic jam near Islamabad airport. Ambulances finding it very hard to get through, reports The Express Tribune‘s Vaqas Asghar.
8:30pm
An eyewitness told Express News,” I was parking my car and I felt as if there was an explosion in the air. As plane parts started falling, I felt that I would die too.”
Another eyewitness said that at least 5-10 nearby houses have been destroyed and the bodies were strewn over one kilometre.
The plane blew up while it was in the air, said another eyewitness. It was raining and there was lightening when the plane blew up, he added.
“We could not make out the bodies, they were strewn all over along with plane parts,” he said.
Javed Malik was the co-pilot of the plane.
8:21pm
Saifur Rehman, an official from the police rescue team said the plane came down in Hussainabad village, about three kilometres from the main Islamabad highway.
“Fire erupted after the crash. The wreckage is on fire, the plane is completely destroyed. We have come with teams of firefighters and searchlights and more rescuers are coming,” Rehman told Geo News.
8:18pm
CAA has established a crisis cell at the Karachi airport and relatives of the passengers are asked to call at 92-21-99071384 and 92-21-99071385 for information.
8:15pm
Bhoja Air Public Relations Officer Jasir Abro said, “We want everyone to stop speculating. We’re trying to find out what happened, where, and how it happened. As soon as we find out more information about the crash the list will be made public.”
An information desk has been established on the second floor at Domestic Departures at the Karachi airport and the families of the passengers can receive information from there.
8:13pm
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has expressed deep grief over the plane crash. He has directed the CAA to use all resources for the rescue operation, reported The Express Tribune correspondent Sumera Khan.
Group Captain Mujahidul Islam, head of Safety Investigation Board CAA, will lead an inquiry into the incident.
Two operation rooms have been set up at Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi and Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
8:07pm
Rescue 1122 officials say that no one has survived the crash.
The Express Tribune correspondent Shaheryar Mirza reported that 116 people had travelled on the plane, five were reported to be infants. The flight had six crew members on board.
As many as 100 Army troops have reached the spot and have taken charge of rescue efforts.
Crash site has agricultural land and some residential plots.
7:55pm
Emergency has been declared in all hospitals of Islamabad.
As many as 100 Army personnel are on their way to the crash site for rescue work.
7:53pm
Family members of those on board have started arriving at the airports.
Air traffic control says that they did not receive any distress call from the pilot in the moments before the crash.
7:51pm
Rescue 1122 officials say that the plane has been completed destroyed and it is being feared that there are no survivors.
A witness told Dunya News that dead bodies could be seen lying all around after the jet went down before landing.
7:48pm
Express News Islamabad correspondent Qamarul Munawwar reported that rescue vehicles are still on the roads due to the traffic. The rescue officials claim that CAA is not telling them the exact site of the incident.
7:45pm
CAA former DG Junaid Ameen, talking to Express News, said the bad weather is usually not the cause of plane crashes because planes have equipments which help in dealing with the situation. “Planes are designed to fly in bad weather.”
Air traffic controllers say that the crash happened due to bad weather and confirmed that the plane belonged to Bhoja Air.
Express News correspondent in Karachi, Aftab Ali, reported that five babies were among the passengers.
7:33pm
The plane took off from Karachi at 5:00pm and was supposed to land in Islamabad at 6:40pm but crashed just before touchdown, reported Geo News.
Witnessed told Dunya News that flame could be seen rising from the crash site and the fire has reportedly engulfed several buildings.
Army troops have also been moved to the area where the plane crashed.
7:28pm
Plane was supposed to fly over Jinnah Garden to approach its destination and land at the airport.
The crash site has been cordoned off by Koral police.
7:25pm
Sources say that the plane crashed in a residential area in Jinnah Garden, but it has not been confirmed.
All rescue vehicles of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been rushed to the spot including fire tenders, but traffic jam near the crash site is hampering rescue vehicles from reaching the site.
7:20pm
CAA authorities have refrained from giving out any official statement.
This was the first flight of Bhoja Air after the service started.
7:17pm
It is currently raining in Rawalpindi and it being suggested that the bad weather could have been the cause of the plane crash.
According to authorities, the plane crashed 10km away from the runway of Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase.
Rescue officials from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as well as the Civil Aviation Authority, have left for the crash site.
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According to authorities, the plane crashed 10km away from the runway of Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/367560/heli ... awalpindi/
RAWALPINDI: A passenger plane, flight B213 of Bhoja Air, crashed at the Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in Rawalpindi on Friday, reported Express News.
It was carrying over 100 passengers and was headed from Karachi to Islamabad.
9:00pm
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that wings of the plane caught fire before it crashed. Eyewitnesses said that the plane was struck by lightening.
Ten nearby houses were destroyed, but the residents remained safe.
8:58pm
Bodies are being shifted to hospitals.
CAA rescue team has been tasked to search the black box of the plane.
Islamabad airfield has been closed till midnight.
8:50pm
Dead bodies are strewn over a large area.
CDA teams, locals and rescue officials are present on the crash site and are helping rescue efforts.
Concerned people can call at 92-51-9231453 for information.
8:46pm
An official says this cannot be termed a routine accident.
There were conflicting reports about how many people were on board the plane.
A senior defence ministry official said initial reports suggested there were 126 people on board, Civil Aviation Authority said it was carrying 121 passengers and nine crew, and the chief of Islamabad police Bani Amin told AFP from the crash site that 127 were on board.
8:41pm
“There is no chance of any survivors. It will be only a miracle. The plane is totally destroyed,” police officer Fazle Akbar told AFP from the crash site.
8:34pm
Two-kilometre-long traffic jam near Islamabad airport. Ambulances finding it very hard to get through, reports The Express Tribune‘s Vaqas Asghar.
8:30pm
An eyewitness told Express News,” I was parking my car and I felt as if there was an explosion in the air. As plane parts started falling, I felt that I would die too.”
Another eyewitness said that at least 5-10 nearby houses have been destroyed and the bodies were strewn over one kilometre.
The plane blew up while it was in the air, said another eyewitness. It was raining and there was lightening when the plane blew up, he added.
“We could not make out the bodies, they were strewn all over along with plane parts,” he said.
Javed Malik was the co-pilot of the plane.
8:21pm
Saifur Rehman, an official from the police rescue team said the plane came down in Hussainabad village, about three kilometres from the main Islamabad highway.
“Fire erupted after the crash. The wreckage is on fire, the plane is completely destroyed. We have come with teams of firefighters and searchlights and more rescuers are coming,” Rehman told Geo News.
8:18pm
CAA has established a crisis cell at the Karachi airport and relatives of the passengers are asked to call at 92-21-99071384 and 92-21-99071385 for information.
8:15pm
Bhoja Air Public Relations Officer Jasir Abro said, “We want everyone to stop speculating. We’re trying to find out what happened, where, and how it happened. As soon as we find out more information about the crash the list will be made public.”
An information desk has been established on the second floor at Domestic Departures at the Karachi airport and the families of the passengers can receive information from there.
8:13pm
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has expressed deep grief over the plane crash. He has directed the CAA to use all resources for the rescue operation, reported The Express Tribune correspondent Sumera Khan.
Group Captain Mujahidul Islam, head of Safety Investigation Board CAA, will lead an inquiry into the incident.
Two operation rooms have been set up at Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi and Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
8:07pm
Rescue 1122 officials say that no one has survived the crash.
The Express Tribune correspondent Shaheryar Mirza reported that 116 people had travelled on the plane, five were reported to be infants. The flight had six crew members on board.
As many as 100 Army troops have reached the spot and have taken charge of rescue efforts.
Crash site has agricultural land and some residential plots.
7:55pm
Emergency has been declared in all hospitals of Islamabad.
As many as 100 Army personnel are on their way to the crash site for rescue work.
7:53pm
Family members of those on board have started arriving at the airports.
Air traffic control says that they did not receive any distress call from the pilot in the moments before the crash.
7:51pm
Rescue 1122 officials say that the plane has been completed destroyed and it is being feared that there are no survivors.
A witness told Dunya News that dead bodies could be seen lying all around after the jet went down before landing.
7:48pm
Express News Islamabad correspondent Qamarul Munawwar reported that rescue vehicles are still on the roads due to the traffic. The rescue officials claim that CAA is not telling them the exact site of the incident.
7:45pm
CAA former DG Junaid Ameen, talking to Express News, said the bad weather is usually not the cause of plane crashes because planes have equipments which help in dealing with the situation. “Planes are designed to fly in bad weather.”
Air traffic controllers say that the crash happened due to bad weather and confirmed that the plane belonged to Bhoja Air.
Express News correspondent in Karachi, Aftab Ali, reported that five babies were among the passengers.
7:33pm
The plane took off from Karachi at 5:00pm and was supposed to land in Islamabad at 6:40pm but crashed just before touchdown, reported Geo News.
Witnessed told Dunya News that flame could be seen rising from the crash site and the fire has reportedly engulfed several buildings.
Army troops have also been moved to the area where the plane crashed.
7:28pm
Plane was supposed to fly over Jinnah Garden to approach its destination and land at the airport.
The crash site has been cordoned off by Koral police.
7:25pm
Sources say that the plane crashed in a residential area in Jinnah Garden, but it has not been confirmed.
All rescue vehicles of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been rushed to the spot including fire tenders, but traffic jam near the crash site is hampering rescue vehicles from reaching the site.
7:20pm
CAA authorities have refrained from giving out any official statement.
This was the first flight of Bhoja Air after the service started.
7:17pm
It is currently raining in Rawalpindi and it being suggested that the bad weather could have been the cause of the plane crash.
According to authorities, the plane crashed 10km away from the runway of Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase.
Rescue officials from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as well as the Civil Aviation Authority, have left for the crash site.
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