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All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia | All survive after jet lands in sea off Bali Indonesia |
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A passenger jet has ended up in the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali after missing Denpasar airport runway but everyone aboard survived. | |
Fifteen people were taken to hospital after the crash, which involved an Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 101 passengers and seven crew. | Fifteen people were taken to hospital after the crash, which involved an Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 101 passengers and seven crew. |
Photos posted on Twitter show a jet with a cracked fuselage sitting in water near rocks, with dinghies nearby. | Photos posted on Twitter show a jet with a cracked fuselage sitting in water near rocks, with dinghies nearby. |
The Boeing 737 was on a domestic flight from Bandung in West Java. | The Boeing 737 was on a domestic flight from Bandung in West Java. |
It missed the runway by about 50m (yards) and landed in the ocean nearby. | It missed the runway by about 50m (yards) and landed in the ocean nearby. |
"The aircraft was in landing position when suddenly I saw it getting closer to the sea, and finally it hit the water," Dewi, a passenger who sustained head wounds in the crash, told the Associated Press news agency. | "The aircraft was in landing position when suddenly I saw it getting closer to the sea, and finally it hit the water," Dewi, a passenger who sustained head wounds in the crash, told the Associated Press news agency. |
"All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown. I left behind my belongings and went to an emergency door. I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to help me." | "All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown. I left behind my belongings and went to an emergency door. I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to help me." |
No-one appears to have life-threatening injuries. | No-one appears to have life-threatening injuries. |
Light rain was falling at the time of the crash, which occurred at around 15:00 (07:00 GMT). | Light rain was falling at the time of the crash, which occurred at around 15:00 (07:00 GMT). |
A transport ministry official told BBC News it was too early to say what the cause of the crash had been. | A transport ministry official told BBC News it was too early to say what the cause of the crash had been. |
The discount airline Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest commercial carrier, has been expanding rapidly in recent years. | The discount airline Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest commercial carrier, has been expanding rapidly in recent years. |
Bali is one of Indonesia's top holiday destinations, popular with foreign tourists. | Bali is one of Indonesia's top holiday destinations, popular with foreign tourists. |
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