A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and hit a fence, leaving at least 85 passengers dead, the Associated Press reported.
Yonhap News Agency attributed the tragic accident to faulty landing gear.
Jeju Air, a South Korean low-cost airline, was carrying 175 passengers and six team members in the Boeing 737-800 when the incident occurred on Sunday morning local time at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, about 180 miles south of Seoul.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a runaway plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on December 29.
Firefighters work to extinguish a runaway plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on December 29.
The plane landed at 9:07 am local time at the airport when the incident happened.
According to the Associated Press, the passenger plane crashed into a concrete fence on the runway after its landing gear failed.
The National Fire Agency said officials were still trying to pull people from the wreckage.
The plane was flying back to South Korea from Thailand, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Pictures shared by local media showed smoke billowing from the plane.
Original article source: Plane skids off runway at South Korean airport and crashes, killing at least 85: reports
