‘Fire everywhere’: Pakistan plane crash survivor describes jumping out of aircraft
A man who survived a devastating plane crash in Pakistan has described
how he jumped out of the aircraft when he saw “some light”.
One of the two people to survive a plane crash in
Pakistan that killed 97 people on board has described jumping from the
burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential
neighbourhood.
The Pakistan
International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on Friday
after both engines failed as it approached Karachi airport, the airline
said.
Its wings sliced through rooftops, sending flames and plumes of smoke into the air as it crashed onto a street, sparking a rescue operation that lasted until the early hours of Saturday.
The 97 victims had been on the plane, the provincial health ministry said, while four people on the ground were injured.
Mr Zubair had suffered burns but was in a stable condition, a health ministry official said. The airline named the other survivor as the president of the Bank of Punjab, Zafar Masud.
On Saturday, a spokesperson for PIA confirmed the plane’s black box had been found. The airline says air traffic control lost contact with the plane travelling from Lahore to Karachi just after 2:30pm.
The pilot made a desperate mayday call after announcing “we have lost engines”, according to an audio recording confirmed by the airline.
Pakistan’s deadliest aviation accident in eight years came days after commercial flights resumed ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Planes had been grounded during a two-month lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.
At least 19 bodies have now been identified, while 47 relatives have come forward to provide DNA samples for tests.
Pakistan has a chequered military and civilian aviation safety record, with frequent plane and helicopter crashes over the years.
Friday’s crash was the deadliest since 2012 when a Boeing 737 passenger plane owned by Bhoja Air crashed near Islamabad killing all 127 on board.
In 2016, a PIA plane burst into flames after one of its two turboprop engines failed while flying from the remote north to Islamabad, killing more than 40 people.
The deadliest air disaster on Pakistani soil was in 2010 when an Airbus A321 operated by private airline Airblue and flying from Karachi crashed into the hills outside Islamabad as it came in to land, killing all 152 people on board.
An official report blamed the accident on a confused captain and a hostile cockpit atmosphere.
PIA, a leading airline until the 1970s, has seen its reputation sink due to frequent cancellations, delays and financial troubles.
Its wings sliced through rooftops, sending flames and plumes of smoke into the air as it crashed onto a street, sparking a rescue operation that lasted until the early hours of Saturday.
After it hit and I regained consciousness, I saw fire everywhere and no one was visible, passenger Mohammad Zubair, 24, said from his hospital bed in a video clip circulated on social media.
The cries were everywhere and everybody was trying to survive. I undid my seat belt and I saw some light and tried to walk towards it. Then I jumped out.
Mr Zubair had suffered burns but was in a stable condition, a health ministry official said. The airline named the other survivor as the president of the Bank of Punjab, Zafar Masud.
On Saturday, a spokesperson for PIA confirmed the plane’s black box had been found. The airline says air traffic control lost contact with the plane travelling from Lahore to Karachi just after 2:30pm.
The pilot made a desperate mayday call after announcing “we have lost engines”, according to an audio recording confirmed by the airline.
Pakistan’s deadliest aviation accident in eight years came days after commercial flights resumed ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Planes had been grounded during a two-month lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.
At least 19 bodies have now been identified, while 47 relatives have come forward to provide DNA samples for tests.
Pakistan has a chequered military and civilian aviation safety record, with frequent plane and helicopter crashes over the years.
Friday’s crash was the deadliest since 2012 when a Boeing 737 passenger plane owned by Bhoja Air crashed near Islamabad killing all 127 on board.
In 2016, a PIA plane burst into flames after one of its two turboprop engines failed while flying from the remote north to Islamabad, killing more than 40 people.
The deadliest air disaster on Pakistani soil was in 2010 when an Airbus A321 operated by private airline Airblue and flying from Karachi crashed into the hills outside Islamabad as it came in to land, killing all 152 people on board.
An official report blamed the accident on a confused captain and a hostile cockpit atmosphere.
PIA, a leading airline until the 1970s, has seen its reputation sink due to frequent cancellations, delays and financial troubles.
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