Pakistan plane crash: 127 on board dead

Post by **Faridi** » Apr 20, 2012 Views: 3686

ISLAMABAD: A Bhoja Airline's Islamabad-bound maiden flight # B4-213 has crashed near Chaklala airbase, Geo News reported.

According to sources, a Boeing 737 with 118 passengers and nine crew members on board, which flew from Karachi at 5:00 PM was supposed to land in Islamabad at 6:50 PM, but crashed just before touchdown.

According to sources in Civil Aviation Authority, the flight was given clearance to land but it lost contact with the control tower at 6:40 PM.

Rescuers say the plane's wrecked fuselage was ablaze when they arrived at the site with dead bodies and body parts strewn all over the place.

Saifur Rehman, an official from the police rescue team said the plane came down in Hussain Abad village, about three kilometres (two miles) 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 television.

A local resident told Geo News, the plane was already on fire in the midair and seemed like a ball of fire coming at us.

The plane fell on top of houses in the village toppling many building before hitting the ground, said eyewitnesses.

Local residents have also volunteered in the rescue work.

Many dead bodies have been carried away to safety in a nearby building.

â€œOwing to nightfall as well as a heavy overcast, itâ€™s pitch black out there, making rescue work extremely difficultâ€, rescuers said.

Reportedly Bhoja Airlines had bought this very aircraft from Shaheen Airlines after it was scrapped by the latter for its compromised flight-worthiness.

Ministry of Defence and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have confirmed the reports of crash.

Inclement weather has been held responsible for the crash.

Rescue teams including Pakistan army personnel have rushed to the crash site.

Bhoja Airline officials are yet unavailable for comments.

All hospitals in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been put on high alert after the crash.

In July 2010, an Airbus 321 passenger jet operated by the private airline Airblue crashed into hills overlooking Islamabad while coming in to land after a flight from Karachi, killing 152 people on board.

bebo · Post by **bebo** » Apr 20, 2012

I really really feeling V V V sad for all these dead people...Dil dukhta hay aisay accidents dekh kar....jin k pyaray chalay gay unka dukh jst wahi jantay hein ,hmein dekh kar itna dukh hota hay to jin k pyaray is dunia say chalay gay un k dil per kia guzri ho g....
who is responsible 4 dis?
MAY THEIR SOUL LIVE IN PEACE
AMEEN

Alone Prince · Post by **Alone Prince** » Apr 21, 2012

bebo wrote:

I really really feeling V V V sad for all these dead people...Dil dukhta hay aisay accidents dekh kar....jin k pyaray chalay gay unka dukh jst wahi jantay hein ,hmein dekh kar itna dukh hota hay to jin k pyaray is dunia say chalay gay un k dil per kia guzri ho g....
who is responsible 4 dis?
MAY THEIR SOUL LIVE IN PEACE
AMEEN

Right
Allah Marnay Walo Ke Ghar Walo Sabr Ata Karay Aur Marnay Walo Ko Jannat Main Aa'la Muqaam Se Nawazay Ameen

Post by **dua** » Apr 21, 2012

Kuch bhi kar lian ab janay walay wapis nahi ayin gay .May ALLAH BLESS THEM

Post by **chandoo** » Apr 21, 2012

sad incident.

Post by **Mudassir** » Apr 21, 2012

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Post by **AndRoiDeR** » Apr 21, 2012

Very Sad ............. Allah sab Marnay walon ki Maghfirat Farmaye aur Un k gharalon ko sabar de (Ameen)

Cyra · Post by **Cyra** » Apr 21, 2012

Mari frnd ka bhai b is plane mai tha...

justlove2lives · Post by **justlove2lives** » Apr 28, 2012

So SAD unforgot able incident