Spanair MD82 crashed on take off at MAD: up to 150 feared dead

[KeithMEL]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ared-dead.html

Eyewitnesses said the Spanair flight was at least 100 metres off the ground when an engine exploded and it crashed in a nearby hollow surrounded by trees.

They then heard another explosion and saw flames and dense smoke rising quickly from behind the foliage. Some reports suggested the impact was so severe the plane had broken in two

RIP...

[nickbot]

Just heard about this whilst driving back from visiting a customer,...at least 100 people dead

[kapitan]

I am watching live news report now on Sky News in UK....

Scary....

[N_Architect]

the odds of having an accident when flying may be less than when driving, but when such a disaster happens it is really bad...

[SQflyergirl]

CNN's reporting 153 dead

[Nick C]

http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2008/0...jas/index.html

First pictures from the crash site.

RIP

[jjpb3]

Terrible news.

RIP, and my thoughts are with the families of those who perished.

[Kiwi]

Ulp.


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