25 People killed in Islamabad plane crash
25 People killed in Islamabad plane crash
Flying from Karachi to Islamabad, the passenger plane, an Airbus 321 operated by AirBlue, a private Pakistani airline, crashed with 152 people aboard.
The jet lost contact with the control room of the Islamabad International Airport shortly before 10am local time.
“I along with four other police and rescue officials reached the crash site. The debris of the plane was scattered there in raging fire. The plane had struck a ridge which fell on the wreckage,” said Arshad Javed, a rescue official.
“All we could see were charred hands or feet. I collected two heads, two legs and two hands in a bag.”
“There were 150 people on board but no survivor was found. We shouted if anyone was there alive, but heard no voice.”
“The wreckage of the plane is buried under the debris. First machines have to be deployed there to remove debris of the hill and then we can reach to pull out bodies or survivors – if any,” he added.
Thousands of relatives had gathered at the city’s main hospital, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, for news.
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