China News Service, May 22 (Xinhua Times) reported that on the 22nd local time, a passenger plane carrying about 100 people crashed near a residential area in the southern city of Karachi, Pakistan. Rescue workers and police at the crash site confirmed that so far, at least four bodies have been found in the collapsed house, and several injured people have been taken to the hospital.
On May 22 local time, a Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed in a residential area in Karachi, and rescuers were spraying water on the wreckage of the plane.
Earlier, according to Pakistan Geo News citing rescue workers, 15 to 20 people had been rescued from the rubble at the crash site. Eight people were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. The body of a 5-year-old boy and another person was also found at the scene of the accident.
On the afternoon of the 22nd local time, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) A320 passenger plane took off from Lahore to Karachi, but it crashed near a residential area not far from Karachi Jinnah International Airport, and the scene was filled with smoke.
According to a passenger list published by local media, there are at least 91 passengers on board. In addition, according to the "Dawn News" quoted a PIA spokesperson, there are 8 crew members on board. However, several foreign media such as Reuters reported that there were 107 people on board.
The mayor of Karachi, who had arrived at the scene of the crash, said that no one had survived the crash.