Samui, un loupé à l'atterrissage d'un vol Bangkok Airways

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KOH SAMUI: -- A Bangkok Airway aircraft skidded of runway at Samui Airport and crashed into an aviation control tower on Tuesday.

The accident took place at about 2.30pm and as of 3pm, there was still unclear on the number of injuries and fatalities.

Rescue teams and workers rushed to the scene to evacuate the passengers of the ill-fated flight.

Initial report said that the 75-seat aircraft from Krabi province was landing at the Samui airport when it slid of the runway reportedly because of the poor weather.

The Nation's reporter who was at the scene said the aircraft was not caught on fire when the crash happened.

AFP 04/08/2009
Un avion de la compagnie Bangkok Airways, qui effectuait un vol intérieur en Thaïlande, a dérapé en atterrissant aujourd'hui sur l'île touristique de Samui. "Nous avons réussi à évacuer tous les passagers. Il n'y a aucun mort, mais des passagers ont été blessés", a déclaré une porte-parole.