Local media quoted officials from Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority as saying that the Airbus A320 plane flew from Lahore, the eastern city of Pakistan, to Karachi and crashed while preparing to land.
The report said that a few minutes after the pilot reported the technical failure of the passenger plane, the passenger plane disappeared from the radar of Karachi airport. Pakistani security forces, police and rescuers have arrived at the crash site to carry out rescue.
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The Civil Aviation Administration said that the plane lost communication one minute before landing. It is estimated that there will be 9/kloc-0 passengers on board, 85 in economy class and 6 in business class. The Pakistani military quickly arrived at the crash site to assist local departments in rescue work. Several houses were damaged where the plane crashed.
According to the Consulate of China in Karachi, there were no China people on the plane. The preliminary judgment is that the wheels failed to be put down before the plane landed due to technical reasons. At present, the army, rangers and police forces have arrived at the scene. Jinnah Hospital declared a state of emergency. Two injured people have been transferred to the hospital.
National emergency broadcast-a passenger plane crashed in Pakistan, which was initially judged to be caused by technical reasons.
People's Daily Online-A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in Karachi.