Pakistan airlines flight crashes near Islamabad with more than 150 aboard

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Published 07/28/2010 05:53:00 by David James Views: 289
A Pakistani airliners flight carrying 150 people has crashed near Islamabad killing everyone aboard. The plane crashed today, Wednesday. The crash is reportedly to have happened in the Margalla hills in Islamabad. All the passengers and crew are confirmed dead. The cause of the crash has not yet been established. Police have moved into the scene and investigators are busy examining the debris and picking evidence about what could have caused the crash.

air_crash_546275593.jpgThe passenger plane was flying to Turkey and could have been carrying tourist and businesspersons. Aviations report that the plane was on its way from Turkey to Islamabad via Karachi. Pakistan has not reported any serious and such disastrous disasters for many years. The news of the crash shocked millions of Pakistanis early today. ‘I can’t believe it, this is nightmarish’ one Pakistani told Wikipeers. By the time we went to the press, police were combing the area and had sealed the crash scene.

The Wednesday morning fatal air crash happened in the hills of Margalla in Islamabad. Aviation officials in Pakistan have confirmed the crash. A worried aviation official said that the crash was fatal and no one survived. Aviation experts and police will be on the ground to find the black box and conduct investigations into what caused the crash.

Air accidents have been blamed for greasily loss of life. Last year an airliner crashed in the shores of Brazil shortly after take off. Recently, the president of Poland died in a fatal air crash leaving Poland with a power vacuum. Many plane crashes that occur after take off are blamed on mechanic problems, bad whether and pilots inability to be in control after problems manifest. The cause of the Pakistani plane crash early today will be subject of very comprehensive investigation since authorities are not ruling out terrorist involvement.

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