One of the two only survivors of this morning’s devastating plane crash which has killed at least 177 people said he saw smoke coming out of the engine after a bird collision.
At least 177 of the 181 people on board have died after a Jeju Air passenger plane skidded and crashed into a concrete wall in one of South Korea’s worst aviation disasters.Miraculously, two crew members were rescued from the debris of the plane, which went up in a fireball after the crash.The two, a man and a woman, were rescued from the tail of the plane and taken to hospital after sustaining mid- to severe injuries.
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