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At least two people have survived the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane in Karachi that had 91 passengers and 7 crew on board.
Earlier on the day (May 22), flight PK 8303 from Lahore crashed into a residential area of Karachi on Friday as the Airbus A320 plane, with 91 passengers and seven crew on board, was approaching Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
The airline said the pilot had reported technical issues and witnesses said the aircraft attempted to land two or three times before hitting a mobile tower and crashing into houses in the Model Colony area, a few kilometres away from the airport.
Smoke billowed from the scene where caved-in roofs could be seen as debris lay scattered in the streets while ambulances hurried through chaotic crowds, with fears residents are injured or dead.
Local TV stations ran footage of a man on a stretcher who they said was a survivor.
A senior Pakistani government source told Sky News one of the survivors is the president of Punjab Bank.
(Source: Sky news)
