One dead as plane carrying 135 passengers crashes and breaks intothree pieces at Amsterdam airport

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One dead as plane carrying 135 passengers crashes and breaks into
three pieces at Amsterdam airport

By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 10:45 AM on 25th February 2009

A passenger jet carrying 135 people crashed as it attempted to land
at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport this morning.

The Turkish Airlines Flight 737 broke into three pieces as it hit the
ground next to the runway, narrowly missing a main road and some
houses.

One person is thought to have died, while 20 are injured. As many as
50 people miraculously escaped the crash, CNBC Turkey reported.
Enlarge Carnage: Rescue workers at the scene of the crash

Carnage: Rescue workers at the scene of the crash

Wreckage: The shattered fuselage of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951,
which broke into three pieces after crashing at Amsterdam's Schiphol
Airport today Wreckage: The shattered fuselage of Turkish Airlines
Flight 1951, which broke into three pieces after crashing at
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport today

Witnesses reported seeing passengers struggling through luggage strewn
around the plane to get to safety.

'Some passengers are dead, some are injured and some are alive,' a
spokesman from Schiphol airport's press office said.

Still images shown on Dutch television showed the plane on the ground,
with the tail section of the fuselage broken off, and a wide crack in
the fuselage just behind cockpit.

The jet did not appear to be on fire.

Enlarge The airliner was carrying 135 passengers when it crashed
today

The airliner was carrying 135 passengers when it crashed today

Officials at Istanbul's Ataturk airport said the plane had departed
earlier from Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines was not immediately available for comment.

The plane was said to be a Boeing 737 jet.

Schiphol is the fifth-largest passenger airport in Europe. All flights
in and out of the airport are currently suspended.
Enlarge A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 like the one that crashed in
Amsterdam today

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 like the one that crashed in Amsterdam
today