A Boeing passenger jet crashed in South Korea Sunday ... reportedly killing dozens of people after what authorities are labeling landing gear failure.
A Boeing passenger jet crashed in South Korea Sunday ... reportedly killing dozens of people after what authorities are labeling a failure of the landing gear.
The Boeing 737 -- en route from Thailand -- veered off the runway at Muan International Airport around 9 AM local time Video taken at the airport shows the plane sliding across the asphalt ... unable to stop itself before it runs into what looks like a wall and explodes.All told, 181 people -- 175 and six crew members -- were on the flight. According to early reports, at least 62 people are dead at the time of this writing ... with the death toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.
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