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| Guyana plane crash: Six injured on Fly Jamaica flight | |
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| Six passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries after a Canada-bound plane crashed shortly after take-off outside of Guyana's capital. | |
| The Fly Jamaica flight made an emergency landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, in Timehri, at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT). | |
| It had taken off not long before heading for Toronto. | It had taken off not long before heading for Toronto. |
| The Boeing 757, carrying 126 people, including two infants, returned after experiencing hydraulic problems. | The Boeing 757, carrying 126 people, including two infants, returned after experiencing hydraulic problems. |
| A spokesman for the airline said it "suffered an accident on landing", but all 118 passengers and eight crew were safe. | A spokesman for the airline said it "suffered an accident on landing", but all 118 passengers and eight crew were safe. |
| Guyana's Transportation Minister David Patterson said those hurt in the incident had been taken to hospital. | Guyana's Transportation Minister David Patterson said those hurt in the incident had been taken to hospital. |
| "They are all stable and are being looked at," he told reporters. "There were no reports of broken bones." | "They are all stable and are being looked at," he told reporters. "There were no reports of broken bones." |
| This is the second Boeing aircraft to crash in two weeks. A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Lion Air crashed into the sea soon after take-off on 29 October, killing all on board. | This is the second Boeing aircraft to crash in two weeks. A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Lion Air crashed into the sea soon after take-off on 29 October, killing all on board. |
| Boeing said it was looking into the incident. | Boeing said it was looking into the incident. |