32 ambulances were sent to the scene of the accident, the minister added. Istanbul governor Ali Yerlikaya said on Twitter in the evening that 52 people had been brought to hospitals. The evacuation is still ongoing.
Airplane breaks into three parts
TV pictures showed that the front part of the machine was completely torn off, as well as severe breaks in the rear part – there was a fire on the first pictures. According to the transmitter TRT, the plane broke into three parts. The TV pictures also showed how passengers climbed out over a wing. According to an eyewitness interviewed by TRT, passengers initially left the plane on their own, and help came later.
Hard landing in Istanbul
According to initial information, the machine had made a “hard landing” and then slid off-road, said Turhan. At first, there was no information about the reasons for the accident, which, with a lot of luck, was probably not very good. In Istanbul, the weather on Wednesday was stormy and rainy.
Airport closed after accident
According to the television pictures, it is a machine of the Pegasus airline. According to official information, 177 passengers were on board. The NTV broadcaster, citing the Minister of Transport, reported that there were children among them. The machine is said to have come from the city of Izmir in western Turkey. The airport was initially closed for further flights after the accident, media reported. The flights would be diverted to the big new Istanbul airport.
The last incident occurred in January
At the Sabiha Gokcen airport, a Pegasus plane had only left the runway at the beginning of January. There were no injuries, the airline said. The governorate of the Province of Istanbul announced at the time via Twitter that 164 passengers had been safely removed from the machine. The accident happened because of the bad weather.
(Source: APA)
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