Bali plane crash: Jet hits sea after overshooting runway and all 172 passengers survive
Forty-five were taken to hospital but only seven needed to be treated for wounds and fractures
Bali plane crash
AP / Indonesian Police
A plane full of passengers overshot a runway, hit the sea and split in two – but miraculously there were no serious injuries.The Lion Air 737 had been attempting to land at Ngurah airport on the Indonesian island of Bali when the accident happened. Survivors swam for the shore or were plucked to safety by rescuers paddling surfboards.Forty-five of the 172 passengers and crew were taken to hospital, but only seven needed to be treated for wounds and fractures after the twin-engined plane, said to be just two months old, plunged into the ocean.
Forty-five were taken to hospital but only seven needed to be treated for wounds and fractures
Bali plane crash AP / Indonesian Police
A plane full of passengers overshot a runway, hit the sea and split in two – but miraculously there were no serious injuries.The Lion Air 737 had been attempting to land at Ngurah airport on the Indonesian island of Bali when the accident happened. Survivors swam for the shore or were plucked to safety by rescuers paddling surfboards.Forty-five of the 172 passengers and crew were taken to hospital, but only seven needed to be treated for wounds and fractures after the twin-engined plane, said to be just two months old, plunged into the ocean.