An airplane veered off runway and crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, leaving 28 dead. A total of 181 people were on board, including 175 passengers and six crew members, Yonhap reported Sunday.
The aircraft collided with airport fences and other structures before catching fire at around 9 am on Sunday. The incident involved Jeju Air flight 7C 2216, which was en route from Bangkok, Thailand, to Muan, said the report.
Preliminary investigations suggest the accident may have been caused by a bird strike during landing, which led to a failure in the proper deployment of the landing gear.
The Chinese Consulate General in Gwangju, South Korea, confirmed to reporters on Sunday that no Chinese citizens were among the casualties in the air crash, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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