Pakistan's PIA aircraft with 107 people on board crashes in residential area in Karachi

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UPDATE: Many feared dead after Pakistan International Airlines flight PK8303 with about 100 people on board crashes in residential area of Karachi (📸: AFP)

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Pakistan International Airlines aircraft with 107 people on board crashed on Friday in a residential area of the southern city of Karachi, with many feared dead, officials said.

A senior civil aviation official told Reuters it appeared the plane was unable to open its wheels due to a technical fault prior to landing, but it was to early to determine the cause. Local TV station Geo showed crowds near the scene which appeared to be a densely populated area and ambulances trying to make their way through.Policemen spray water on the part of a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft after it crashed at a residential area in Karachi on May 22, 2020.

 

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