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Plane crashes on to road in Italy after overshooting Bergamo airport runway | Plane crashes on to road in Italy after overshooting Bergamo airport runway |
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A cargo plane has overshot the runway at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio international airport and crashed into a road. | A cargo plane has overshot the runway at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio international airport and crashed into a road. |
The airport in Italy’s Lombardy region was temporarily closed after the incident which happened at 4am Friday morning. | The airport in Italy’s Lombardy region was temporarily closed after the incident which happened at 4am Friday morning. |
Dramatic pictures showed a 737-400 aircraft belonging to courier firm DHL wedged onto a road at the end of the runway. | Dramatic pictures showed a 737-400 aircraft belonging to courier firm DHL wedged onto a road at the end of the runway. |
Un avión de DHL se sale de pista en el aeropuerto de Bérgamo (Italia) pic.twitter.com/thLp4puvr5 | |
The plane had landed at 4.07am after a flight from Paris Charles De Gaulle. | The plane had landed at 4.07am after a flight from Paris Charles De Gaulle. |
Cargo esce di pista in fase di atterraggio, chiuso l’aeroporto di Bergamo https://t.co/nIg5hkN4Qn pic.twitter.com/aoTQBSNxQe | |
No one was reported to have been hurt in the crash with the crew escaping unharmed. | No one was reported to have been hurt in the crash with the crew escaping unharmed. |
737 Runway overrun at #BGY - #aviation #accident #bergamo #orioalserio pic.twitter.com/WMBj4mbFQs | |
The Corriere de la Serra newspaper said the incident happened during bad weather in the area. | The Corriere de la Serra newspaper said the incident happened during bad weather in the area. |
Flight track of ASL Airlines flight QY7332: https://t.co/8rxlNFvIkyOperated by HA-FAX, a Boeing 737-400F. pic.twitter.com/tWqx1TVwEc | Flight track of ASL Airlines flight QY7332: https://t.co/8rxlNFvIkyOperated by HA-FAX, a Boeing 737-400F. pic.twitter.com/tWqx1TVwEc |
The paper carried a statement from Sacbo, the company that runs the airport saying the airport of Bergamo was back operating at 6.47 am. | The paper carried a statement from Sacbo, the company that runs the airport saying the airport of Bergamo was back operating at 6.47 am. |
The Italian air regulator, the National Agency for Civil Aviation, said some flights had been rescheduled and rerouted through Milan’s Malpensa airport. | The Italian air regulator, the National Agency for Civil Aviation, said some flights had been rescheduled and rerouted through Milan’s Malpensa airport. |