DHL Cargo Plane Splits In Two During Emergency Landing In Costa Rica, Video Goes Viral
A cargo airplane broke up during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday. According to an AFP report, the accident has provoked the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose.
A cargo airplane broke up during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday. According to an AFP report, the accident has provoked the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose.
According to the report, smoke was emerging from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant DHL as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around the rear wheels.
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Two crew members aboard were "in a good condition," said the chief of Costa Rica's firefighters, Hector Chaves.
The Guatemalan pair were sent to the hospital as a precaution "for a medical check-up," according to Guido Vasquez, a Red Cross worker. The pilot was shaken up but both crew were conscious and "remember everything vividly," added Vasquez.
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The accident took place before 10:30 am (1630 GMT) after the Boeing-757 plane, which had taken off from the Juan Santamaria international airport outside San Jose, was forced to return 25 minutes later for an emergency landing due to a mechanical failure.
Video footage of the DHL Boeing 757 Freighter just as it skidded off the runway at SJO.
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The crew apparently had alerted local authorities to a hydraulic problem.
The airport was closed until 6:00 pm.
#BREAKING #NEWS | A DHL Boeing 757 Freighter has crashed at Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica earlier today.
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