Indonesia: Shocking! Lion Air jet crashes into the sea after take-off
A shocking news has come to light from Indonesia where a plane has crashed into the sea after take-off. As per the reports, there were around 188 passengers on board.
The accident took place while flying from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang, according to the nation’s rescue agency.
We're following reports that contact has been lost with Lion Air flight #JT610 shortly after takeoff from Jakarta.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) October 29, 2018
ADS-B data from the flight is available at https://t.co/zNM33cM0na pic.twitter.com/NIU7iuCcFu
Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang which lost contact with air traffic controllers at 6.33 am has crashed, reports Reuters quoting Indonesia search and rescue official pic.twitter.com/KCBZtVG2DA
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2018
Indonesia energy firm Pertamina official says debris, including plane seats, found near its offshore facility in Java sea. Indonesia transport ministry official says crashed Lion Air flight was carrying 188 people, including crew, reports Reuters pic.twitter.com/66d6ZpstTB
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2018
As per the reports of Bloomberg, the model of the plane was a Boeing Co 377 Max-8. Also, there is no confirmation that how many passengers and a crew member were on the board.
Lion Air plane had 189 on board and had requested a return to base before disappearing from radar: The Straits Times
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2018
Meanwhile, the crash information has been confirmed by the spokesman for the agency via text message to Reuters.
Reports suggested that the plane got disappeared 13 minutes after the take-off. However, the rescue and search operation has been launched.
Wait for more updates..
Check out the video of the accident:
First published: 29 October 2018, 8:51 IST