(Update) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Ten (10) persons were confirmed dead from the passengers of the crashed Airblue passenger plane near the capital of Pakistan, which is Islamabad.
According to the authorities, besides who died, five (5) survivors were airlifted and brought to the hospital.
According to Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority, a total of one hundred and forty-six (146) passengers of the said flight while there are also six (6) crews.
The said plane was from Karachi going towards Islamabad.
As of now, it isn’t clear yet if anyone of the passengers died from the plane crash.
The said plane crashed in the Margalla Hills while it was already closer to land in Islamabad airport.
According to Pervez George, civil aviation official, the cause of the plane crash wasn’t clear yet.
While it was already near to the airport, it suddenly lost contact with the control tower.
The plane got burned immediately while few parts of the it were found in the crash site.
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