Monday 29 October 2018

#Jakarta: Passenger plane, Lion Air JT 610 crashes this a.m after take-off in Indonesia killing 188 people on board

Indonesian authorities say 188 people were on board a Lion Air passenger plane that crashed into the sea near Jakarta.
A team collecting debris on Monday from the Lion Air flight off West Java in a photo made available by Basarnas, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency.
Indonesian investigators are examining debris from Lion Air flight JT 610, which crashed into the sea off the capital, Jakarta, on Monday morning.
The plane was carrying 181 passengers, as well as six crew members and two pilots.
The Lion Air aircraft crashed about 13 minutes after taking off for Indonesia. It is not clear how many people were on board (pictured is the plane)

Rescuers have started the grim task of recovering victims from the scene with body bags seen lined up at Tanjung Priok Harbour
Minutes after takeoff, the plane disappeared from radar before plunging 5,000ft in to the Java Sea. Officials do not expect to find any survivors. A rescuer is pictured standing over debris recovered from the scene of the crash
Members of an Indonesian rescue team carry a body bag at Tanjung Priok Harbour, Indonesia, in the wake of the disaster
Rescue workers are at the site where it is believed the Lion Air flight JT610 crashed just minutes after taking off. Divers (pictured) are trying to locate the wreckage
The fate of the passengers are unknown, but relatives were seen crying as they awaited news on their loved ones



Meet Sony Setiawan, the man who missed the #LionAir #JT610 flight that crashed this a.m.

What we know about the Lion Air plane crash.
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