Afrigather 
Scene of the crash. Credit: CBS Information
A Japan Airways aircraft was in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday after apparently colliding with a coast guard plane, tv studies stated.
The pictures on broadcaster NHK confirmed the aircraft shifting alongside the runway earlier than an explosion of orange flames burst from beneath and behind it.
All 367 passengers on board the Airbus aircraft have been evacuated, broadcaster NHK reported.
The reason for the incident was not instantly clear, however tv studies stated that the Airbus collided with a Coast Guard plane.
Stories stated that the aircraft had simply arrived from Sapporo airport on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
A coast guard official at Haneda Airport, one of many world’s busiest, stated they have been “checking particulars”.
“It’s not clear if there was a collision. However it’s sure that our aircraft is concerned,” he advised AFP.
The tv footage confirmed flames popping out of home windows and the aircraft’s nostril on the bottom as rescue staff sprayed it.
There was additionally burning particles on the runway.
Greater than 70 hearth engines have been being deployed, NHK reported.
Japan has not suffered a critical industrial aviation accident in a long time.
Its worst ever was in 1985, when a JAL jumbo jet flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed in central Gunma area, killing 520 passengers and crew.
That catastrophe was one of many world’s deadliest aircraft crashes involving a single flight.
AFP
All rights reserved. This materials, and different digital content material on this web site, might not be reproduced, revealed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in entire or partially with out prior categorical written permission from PUNCH.
Contact: [email protected]
