Plane plows into occupied house

Plane plows into occupied house

BACOLOD, Philippines (AFP): At least three people were killed and 30 injured when a Philippine Airlines (PAL) plane overshot a runway on landing and plowed into a residential neighborhood in the central Philippines yesterday, rescuers said.

The Manila-based radio station, DZRH, which was reporting on the scene, said at least three people were killed and 30 were taken to three hospitals near this city, 500 kilometers southeast of Manila.

Those killed were all residents on the ground, it said, adding that all the 120 passengers and six crew onboard Flight 137 from Manila were evacuated and firefighters had managed to douse the aircraft with foam, preventing any fires from leaking fuel. The pilot was among the injured, it said.

The radio said the Airbus A-320 overshot the runway by some 200 meters after landing at 7:41 p.m. (6:41 p.m. Jakarta time).