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40 injured as Chinese plane skids off runway, catches fire China
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40 injured as Chinese plane skids off runway, catches fire

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 12 May 2022, 01:00 pm

Beijing: More than 40 people of the 122 onboard the Tibet Airlines plane were injured on Thursday after it skidded off the runway in southwestern China's Chongqing, media reports said.

"The plane, which was carrying out the TV9833 flight from Chongqing to Nyingchi, has skidded off the runway at the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. The forward part of the fuselage has caught fire on the left side," citing the statement of the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Sputnik reported.

"All 113 passengers and 9 crew members have been safely evacuated, 40 of them have sustained slight injuries and are hospitalised," the statement read.

Authorities have said there was no report of issues in the aircraft before the flight and no cargo in the plane declared was declared as dangerous. The plane's navigation and monitoring equipment were working fine and had no abnormalities.

(With UNI/Sputnik inputs) 

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