Video: Over 40 Injured After Plane Skids Off Runway, Catches Fire in China's Chongqing
03:10 GMT 12.05.2022 (Updated: 03:14 GMT 12.05.2022)
© Screenshot/FATIIIAviationScreenshot captures moment in which the front of a Tibet Airlines plane was engulfed in fire as passengers are seen running to safety.
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - A passenger plane of Tibet Airlines skidded of the runway and caught fire in China's Chongqing, media reported.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the incident took place at about midnight GMT. All 113 passengers and nine-member crew were evacuated from the Airbus SE A319; however, over 40 individuals did suffer some injuries. Travelers have since been hospitalized.
Officials have not yet detailed any fatalities, or offered an explanation regarding the causes of the incident.
Unverified video shared on social media shows the front of the Tibet Airlines plane engulfed in fire as passengers are seen running to safety.
Tibet Airlines TV9833/A319/B-6425 from Chongqing to Nyingchi was on fire during take-off this morning, details still not known. CKG/ZUCK closed for now. pic.twitter.com/CPL47fmfVk
— FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) May 12, 2022
Airbus A319-200 B-6425/TV9833
— 𝑱𝑬𝑻 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 (@jetvvv) May 12, 2022
High-speed RTO during taking off from CKG. Overshot the runway.
No casualties reported.#Tibet #airlines #China #B6425 #TV9833 pic.twitter.com/qiWK35hWUj
The plane was expected to fly from Chongqing to Nyingchi in Tibet.
The incident comes weeks after a China Eastern jet crashed in March after going into a nosedive, killing all 132 people aboard. Many questions surrounding the fatal crash have remained unanswered despite preliminary findings.
An investigation into the early Thursday incident is ongoing.