South Korea plane crash: 177 passengers out of 181 confirmed dead, suspended President Yoon sends condolences

As many as 177 passengers out of 181 have been confirmed dead after a Jeju Air Plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence in South Korea's Muan City on Sunday, i.e., December 29, Hindustan Times reported citing authorities.

Moreover, three more passengers are feared killed, said the report. The incident occurred when the Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 175 passengers alongside six crew members on a flight from Bangkok, was landing around 9 a.m.



today (local time). Pertinent to note that the tragic incident comes close on the heels of Azerbaijan plane crash near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport, which took 38 lives, leaving others injured. Meanwhile, South korean president Yoon, who has been suspended, expressed his condolences towards the families of the victims of the plane crash in a post on social media.

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