Latam Airlines said on Friday (18) that one of its passenger planes had crashed on the runway at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Peru, adding that no passengers or crew were killed.
The accident appears to have occurred when the plane collided with a vehicle on the runway, according to videos circulating on social media and published by Peruvian media.
Jorge Chavez in Lima, Peru’s most important airport, has suspended all operations and is investigating the cause of the accident, said Lima Airport Partners, which operates the airport.
Lima Airport Partners had previously said that all passengers were unharmed.
Images published on Twitter by local radio station RPP Notícias showed a LATAM Airlines plane partially on fire on the runway.
Fire department official Mario Casaretto told RPP Notícias that the plane reported problems with the landing gear.
Flight LA2213, involved in the accident, was on a domestic Lima-Juliaca route, LATAM Airlines said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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