plane overshoots leeds bradford airport runway
18.05.05
A passenger plane with 178 passengers on board overshot the runway today at Leeds Bradford Airport. The incident happened at around 12:30 BST.
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said that they were alerted by leeds bradford airport at 12:45 BST that an Airbus 320 plane had gone off the end of the runway. Ten pumps with around 50 firefighters were sent to the scene.
Working in conjunction with the airport fire service, the local firemen evacuated all passengers by 13:40 BST. The spokesman said none of the passengers were seriously injured during the incident and there was no fire.
The cause of the incident is not known at the present time. One eyewitness told BBC Radio Leeds: 'We were in the departure lounge and there was this aircraft very close to the end of the runway and it looks as though it's dropped off with its nose wheel hanging off the end.'
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