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‘We crashed, but it's OK’: Passenger records dramatic VIDEO after airliner skids into river | ‘We crashed, but it's OK’: Passenger records dramatic VIDEO after airliner skids into river |
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A passenger recorded a short video after a Russian Boeing 787 slid off a runway in Sochi, crashing into a river and catching fire on both wings. | A passenger recorded a short video after a Russian Boeing 787 slid off a runway in Sochi, crashing into a river and catching fire on both wings. |
“We crashed, but it’s OK, I guess,” a man can be heard calmly saying in a short clip recorded minutes after the airliner crashed into a river in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The video shows flames blazing in the night, and some people can be heard shouting at the background. | “We crashed, but it’s OK, I guess,” a man can be heard calmly saying in a short clip recorded minutes after the airliner crashed into a river in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The video shows flames blazing in the night, and some people can be heard shouting at the background. |
The incident happened on Saturday after the plane skidded off a runway during a late-night emergency landing. All 166 people on board survived, the Health Ministry said, adding that 18 passengers, including several children, received injuries. | The incident happened on Saturday after the plane skidded off a runway during a late-night emergency landing. All 166 people on board survived, the Health Ministry said, adding that 18 passengers, including several children, received injuries. |
READ MORE: Passenger plane overshoots runway & catches fire in Sochi, 18 people injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
The only fatality of the night was that of an airport employee, who led the first response team. He was rushed to a hospital with heart failure and died en route. | The only fatality of the night was that of an airport employee, who led the first response team. He was rushed to a hospital with heart failure and died en route. |
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