21 dead in jet disaster
Indonesia come under scrutiny over another tradgedy
Indonesia experiances yet another plane crash this time claiming at least 21 lives. This is another black mark on Indonesian plane safety after a series of mishaps in recent times.
The indonesian president has ordered an immediate inspection into why the plane crashed but it is thought that the plane was doomed before it even landed as one the front wheels of the plane was on fire as it came in for landing. It then continued hurtling down the runway crashing into a boundry fence and eventually coming to rest in a rice field. The 115 surviovers managed to escape with their lives before the plane became a giant fireball .
Some of the survivors gave their accounts of the events leading up to the crash. "The plane shook violently as we were approaching Yogyakurta" and " I thank god for getting me out alive.'' An onlooker also described what happend. The plane was travelling at an incredible speed and bounced off the runway at least three times before exploding.
This is indonesia's third major tradgedy in as many months and the fatality count has risen well into the hundereds.
The indonesian president has ordered an immediate inspection into why the plane crashed but it is thought that the plane was doomed before it even landed as one the front wheels of the plane was on fire as it came in for landing. It then continued hurtling down the runway crashing into a boundry fence and eventually coming to rest in a rice field. The 115 surviovers managed to escape with their lives before the plane became a giant fireball .
Some of the survivors gave their accounts of the events leading up to the crash. "The plane shook violently as we were approaching Yogyakurta" and " I thank god for getting me out alive.'' An onlooker also described what happend. The plane was travelling at an incredible speed and bounced off the runway at least three times before exploding.
This is indonesia's third major tradgedy in as many months and the fatality count has risen well into the hundereds.