All survive Bolivia plane crash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7223673.stm Version 0 of 1. More than 150 passengers on board a Bolivian-operated Boeing 727 have survived a crash landing in a swamp. The jet, operated by Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, was heading from La Paz to the northern city of Cobija before it was diverted because of bad weather. It crash landed about 2 miles (3.3km) short of an airport in the lowland city of Trinidad. A number of passengers were reportedly injured in the incident and all were taken to local hospitals for checks. A flight engineer said the engines had failed because of a mechanical fault. An investigation is under way. Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's flights have been largely suspended for nearly a year because of debts and legal troubles. |