A large airliner carrying 367 passengers exploded at an airport near Tokyo on Tuesday, January 2, just a day after a brutal 7.6 magnitude earthquake devastated the west coast of Japan.
The plane engulfed in a raging inferno on the runway at Haneda Airport, in Ota City, Tokyo. The airliner collided with a coastguard plane carrying earthquake aid as it came into land, Japanese TV reported, with the collision triggering a massive explosion.
A Japan Airlines spokesperson reportedly told NHK that all 367 passengers aboard the aircraft at the time of the explosion were successfully evacuated from the plane.
Five out of six Japan Coast Guard crew members on the aircraft that collided with the Japan Airlines aircraft were initially missing, according to TBS Television.
Japan Airlines plane with 367 passengers onboard catches fire on runway after colliding with coast guard aircraft (video)
The condition of the five missing crew from the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft who have all been found is not yet known.
The Coast Guard aircraft was on its way to the Niigata airport base to deliver aid to the quake-hit Noto Peninsula, officials said on Tuesday.
Fire crews were deployed to the scene immediately with firefighters desperately trying to extinguish the flames with multiple hoses.
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11 Responses
Sad news does that mean that they have die because whenever a plane crash like that na rest in peace
this is a very serious rough play
thank God none of the passengers died
condolences to the family of the deceased
kaka@21 is feeling sorry
Jesus Christ, what a tragedy! Condolences to the family
What a tragedy! Japan is one of the best countries to live in, even their Train system of transportation is the best in the entire life
What a tragedy! Japan is one of the best countries to live in, even their Train system of transportation is the best in the world.
This kind bad news this new year, hmmm may their soul rest in peace,
Oh god have mercy on your children oh,what is this,why all these,what came into the pilot?may the soul of the departure once rest in perfect peace,amen
My condolences to the the family of the affected souls. They should do all maintenance before bringing the plains on board
God help themi hope they will be careful and be watchful next time.. may God help them
A truly tragic incidence, condolences to the unfortunate families that lost their loved
That is a tragedy, I think the first in air in this year, But the good thing is it’s like no life were lost