» 07/28/2010 09:39 PAKISTAN Plane with more than 150 passengers crashes in the hills of Islamabad The aircraft lost contact with the control tower just before the disaster. The area is shrouded in fog and heavy clouds. Rescue teams are heading towards the area, but the roads are impassable and the area is mountainous and full of forests.
Islamabad (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A plane with 152 people aboard crashed this morning on Margallo Hills, north of Islamabad. The 152people also includes six crew.
The plane had departed from Karachi at 7:50 this morning and was about to land in Islamabad. So far, no one knows the causes of the disaster, but the hills around Islamabad are full of fog and bad weather has affected the area for the past two days. According to civil aviation authorities, the plane had lost contact with the control tower just before the crash.
The area is mountainous, full of forests and the roads are impractical, making the work of rescue teams that have already set off for the scene of the accident difficult.
