/Turkey plane crash – Blood-soaked and dazed passengers stumble from jet crash after plane split in three i
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Turkey plane crash – Blood-soaked and dazed passengers stumble from jet crash after plane split in three i

BLOOD-soaked passengers have been pictured on a bus after surviving a plane crash which saw a jet with 177 people on board burst into flames.

The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 snapped into three after skidding off the runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport today.

Bloodsoaked passengers have been evacuated from the jet
Bloodsoaked passengers have been evacuated from the jetCredit: Twitter
Passengers were covered with blood as they were led away from the wreckage
Passengers were covered with blood as they were led away from the wreckageCredit: Twitter
One man has blood on his chest and appears to be bleeding from his nose and mouth
One man has blood on his chest and appears to be bleeding from his nose and mouthCredit: Twitter
Emergency crew at the scene of the wreckage
Emergency crew at the scene of the wreckage

Footage on Turkish media showed the Pegasus Airlines 737’s broken fuselage, and some passengers being evacuated.

Multiple injuries have been reported as a “result of a rough landing”, Turkey’s transport ministry says

Turkish media say the jet crashed into a road.

Television footage shows serious damage to the fuselage with passengers being evacuated through the cracks.

Video showed passengers with blood on their faces in the aftermath of the crash.

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The fuselage appears to have broken into three pieces. NTV television also reported that the plane caught fire after the skidding but it has since been extinguished.

The plane, belonging to Pegagus Airlines, arrived from the city of Izmir, private NTV television reported.

Pegasus Airlines has confirmed a crash happened, but has not provided anymore details.

NTV says the airport has been closed, with all flights being diverted to another airport in the city.

Fire crews work on getting the passengers from the doomed flight
Fire crews work on getting the passengers from the doomed flightCredit: Universal News & Sport (Europe)
Rescue workers attempt to board the aircraft on the runway
Rescue workers attempt to board the aircraft on the runwayCredit: Universal News & Sport (Europe)
The plane slid off the runway and snapped in half
The plane slid off the runway and snapped in half
The plane snapped in half and burst into flames
The plane snapped in half and burst into flames
Passenger jet with 177 onboard snaps into THREE after skidding off runway at Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, Turkey
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