Plane crash - death toll rising
2008-08-20 16:42
Madrid - At least 21 people were killed
and 40 were injured when a Spanair passenger jet crashed on
takeoff at Madrid airport on Wednesday, a source at the Spanish
emergency services said.
Local media reports of the death toll varied widely, with
one report suggesting it could be as high as 50, after the MD-82
jet shot off the runway carrying 160 passengers.
Flight JK5022 had been bound for Las Palmas in the Canary
Islands. A large cloud of smoke rose above Terminal Four after
the crash.
Spanair is a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines Systems
(SAS).
- Reuters