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Fatal crash at Honduras airport | Fatal crash at Honduras airport |
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A passenger plane landing at Tegucigalpa airport in Honduras has overshot a runway, leaving at least three people dead, officials say. | |
Several people were injured after the plane veered onto a road, crashing into cars in the Honduran capital. | Several people were injured after the plane veered onto a road, crashing into cars in the Honduran capital. |
TACA airline's Flight 390 was arriving from El Salvador, carrying at least 124 passengers, officials say. | TACA airline's Flight 390 was arriving from El Salvador, carrying at least 124 passengers, officials say. |
Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene of the crash. Officials say bad weather may have been a factor. | Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene of the crash. Officials say bad weather may have been a factor. |
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They say the plane was trying to land in foggy weather. | |
A doctor at the hospital treating the injured named one of the dead passengers as a director of a Central American bank. | A doctor at the hospital treating the injured named one of the dead passengers as a director of a Central American bank. |
The other victims were a pilot and a motorist on the ground, officials say. | |
Other passengers said they were lucky to survive. | Other passengers said they were lucky to survive. |
"I am thanking God I am alive - there are other passengers who are in a very bad way," survivor Roberto Sosa told Honduran radio. | "I am thanking God I am alive - there are other passengers who are in a very bad way," survivor Roberto Sosa told Honduran radio. |
More than 2,000 gallons (7,500 litres) of jet fuel spilled out of the plane, and authorities tried to clear away hundreds of onlookers amid fears of an explosion or fire. | More than 2,000 gallons (7,500 litres) of jet fuel spilled out of the plane, and authorities tried to clear away hundreds of onlookers amid fears of an explosion or fire. |
The Airbus-320 left San Salvador at 1430 GMT; it was scheduled to stop briefly in Tegucigalpa and in San Pedro Sula before heading to Miami, Florida, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
Tegucigalpa, surrounded by hills, is one of the most difficult airports for landing in the region because of its short runway and an unusually steep approach. |