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Turkey Airport Plane Crash: Passenger Jet Breaks Apart

A Pegasus passenger plane in Turkey  skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on Wednesday, braking into two parts.
       Istanbul Security Directorate /Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The Turkish transportation ministry said that there were 177 passengers on board, and that there had been no fatalities. The minister, Cahit Turhan, said that there were some injuries, and that the accident was the result of a "rough landing." According to Cirium, there were 6 crew members on board as well.

The flight, Pegasus #PC2193, was flying into Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport from Izmir when it crashed.

Television footage of the crash revealed serious damage had been done to the fuselage as a result of the crash.




Following the crash several passengers were seen being evacuated through cracks in the plane.

Transportation Minister Mehmet Cahit Turha told CNN Turkey there were 175 adults, two children and six crew on the flight.

The Transport Minister added that most passengers had managed to leave the plane themselves following the incident, and the rest still aboard were being helped by emergency crews.

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