Brazilian plane crash ‘kills 200′
A passenger plane has crashed and burst into flames at Brazil’s busiest airport, in the heart of Sao Paulo, killing up to 200 people. Rescue crews said none of the 176 people on board the Airbus A320 could have survived, while more people were killed on the ground.The TAM airliner skidded off the runway as it landed in wet weather, shot over a busy road and hit a fuel depot.Concerns had been raised about the safety of the runway during heavy rain.
There had been persistent, heavy downpours in the two hours before the accident. Up to 200 people were feared dead after a plane overshot a runway and crashed on landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil.The TAM airlines Airbus A320 slid off the end of the runway at Congonhas airport as it landed in wet conditions, then crashed into a fuel and cargo depot. The depot was busy with airport workers, some of whom had to jump out of windows. The state governor said none of the 176 people on board the plane could have survived, and a number of people on the ground also died.
There had been persistent, heavy downpours in the two hours before the accident.
The plane skidded across a main road before hitting a fuel depot
Up to 200 people were feared dead after a plane overshot a runway and crashed on landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The TAM airlines Airbus A320 slid off the end of the runway at Congonhas airport as it landed in wet conditions, then crashed into a fuel and cargo depot.