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Plane overshoots Honduras runway | |
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A passenger plane has overshot a runway while landing at Tegucigalpa airport in Honduras, injuring some passengers, local media say. | |
There were no immediate reports of any deaths, although details of the incident in the Honduran capital are still sketchy. | There were no immediate reports of any deaths, although details of the incident in the Honduran capital are still sketchy. |
TACA airline's Flight 390, arriving from El Salvador, came to rest on a road near the runway. | |
Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene of the incident. | Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene of the incident. |
A local TACA manager said the injured were taken to nearby hospitals. | |
Hundreds of onlookers later gathered near the scene of the incident. | |
Unconfirmed reports say the plane had 142 passengers on board. |