Six dead, six injured in Cork air crash

Six people have died and six others were injured when a plane travelling from Belfast City Airport crashed in fog at Cork Airport today, a Cork County Council spokesman said.

Six dead, six injured in Cork air crash
Thu, 10 Feb, 2011 - 11:41

Six people have died and six others were injured when a plane travelling from Belfast City Airport crashed in fog at Cork Airport today, a Cork County Council spokesman said.

There were 10 passengers and two crew aboard the Metroliner sw4 light aircraft, which crashed on Runway 17 of Cork Airport at 9.51am this morning.

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