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ISTANBUL (AP) \u2014 A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scramble through the split fuselage to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft, operated by low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines, was arriving at Istanbul\u2019s Sabiha Gokcen airport from the western Turkish city of Izmir with 183 passengers and crew on board when it had what the Transportation Ministry described as a \u201crough landing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya said the plane failed to \u201chold onto the runway\u201d and skidded some 50-60 meters (yards) before it dropped into the ditch from a height of about 30 meters (98 feet.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened … (But) we are very happy that we escaped a greater accident,\u201d Yerlikaya said, adding that the plane could have burst into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reported early Thursday that three people had died and 179 required care at multiple hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency workers, assisted by an excavator, recovered one body from beneath the wreckage before the rescue mission ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airport was shut down after the incident, which occurred at around 6:30 p.m. local time (1530 GMT), and flights were diverted to Istanbul\u2019s main airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the link for the full story! https:\/\/apnews.com\/f7a089322c96a26dfde4bb5c0ac30b1f<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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