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Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam | Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam |
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A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport, killing nine people and injuring at least 50 people. | |
The plane, with at least 134 passengers on board, crashed short of the runway near the A9 motorway and broke into three pieces, but did not catch fire. | The plane, with at least 134 passengers on board, crashed short of the runway near the A9 motorway and broke into three pieces, but did not catch fire. |
Witnesses spoke of seeing at least 20 passengers walking from the wreckage of Flight 1951. | |
Officials said it was unclear why the plane, en route from Istanbul, crashed. | |
SCHIPHOL ACCIDENTS 27 October 2005: A fire at the airport's detention centre killed 11 people and injured 154 April 1994: Three people were killed and 13 seriously injured when a KLM flight carrying 24 people crashed on landing4 October 1992: An El Al Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment block after takeoff, killing 47 people | SCHIPHOL ACCIDENTS 27 October 2005: A fire at the airport's detention centre killed 11 people and injured 154 April 1994: Three people were killed and 13 seriously injured when a KLM flight carrying 24 people crashed on landing4 October 1992: An El Al Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into an apartment block after takeoff, killing 47 people |
There were conflicting reports initially about the number of dead, but at a press conference at Schiphol a couple of hours after the crash, the airport director confirmed that nine people had died. | |
Schiphol Airport spokesman Rudd Wecer earlier told BBC News that the plane came down a couple of hundred metres short of a runway, in normal weather conditions. | |
Emergency services reached the site quickly, he added. | Emergency services reached the site quickly, he added. |
Television footage showed rescue workers laying out white sheets on what appeared to be bodies. | Television footage showed rescue workers laying out white sheets on what appeared to be bodies. |
The injured people were being taken to Spaarne hospital, in Haarlem, close to the airport, while relatives of passengers were assembled in a sports hall at a nearby village. | The injured people were being taken to Spaarne hospital, in Haarlem, close to the airport, while relatives of passengers were assembled in a sports hall at a nearby village. |
There were discrepancies about the number of people on board, ranging from 134 to 143. | There were discrepancies about the number of people on board, ranging from 134 to 143. |
A witness who was driving past the airport moments after the crash told BBC News he saw the plane lying in a field just 60 metres from the A9 motorway, surrounded by large clouds of brown dust and grey smoke. | A witness who was driving past the airport moments after the crash told BBC News he saw the plane lying in a field just 60 metres from the A9 motorway, surrounded by large clouds of brown dust and grey smoke. |
"I saw the plane lying there in three pieces," said Nikolai van der Smagt, who works for a telecom company near Schiphol airport. | "I saw the plane lying there in three pieces," said Nikolai van der Smagt, who works for a telecom company near Schiphol airport. |
"The first people were just getting off the plane and they looked confused. There was a lot a dust, but no fire." | "The first people were just getting off the plane and they looked confused. There was a lot a dust, but no fire." |
Resident Jonathan Nip described the scene: "What I'm seeing now is the whole of the aeroplane - without any wings or front or rear end - is lying in the field and there are about 50 ambulances, a lot of fire trucks, a couple of helicopters, emergency helicopters, a lot of police, a lot of sirens. | |
"The highway which is running next to the crash site is closed right now because of the traffic that has stopped to watch the crash." | |
All flights were suspended, but the airport has since re-opened. | All flights were suspended, but the airport has since re-opened. |
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft left Istanbul's Ataturk Airport at 0822 (0622 GMT). | The Boeing 737-800 aircraft left Istanbul's Ataturk Airport at 0822 (0622 GMT). |
The last crash involving a Turkish Airlines plane was in 2003 when at least 65 people died in an accident in eastern Turkey. | The last crash involving a Turkish Airlines plane was in 2003 when at least 65 people died in an accident in eastern Turkey. |
Schiphol airport has six runways and one major passenger terminal. In 2007, it handled 47 million passengers, ranking fifth in Europe. | Schiphol airport has six runways and one major passenger terminal. In 2007, it handled 47 million passengers, ranking fifth in Europe. |
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