Turkish plane crashes with 76 on board

A Turkish Airlines flight with 76 people on board crashed tonight in heavy fog as it tried to land at an airport in south-eastern Turkey.

There were reports of at least four survivors.

The plane, which was on its way from Istanbul, crashed as it landed at Diyarbakir airport. There were 71 passengers aboard and five crew.

The RJ-100 passenger plane crashed in a military area near the airport and soldiers were helping to evacuate the injured.

Four of the injured were taken to nearby Diyarbakir hospital, reportedly suffering from shock but no life-threatening injuries.

Doctors in the area were called to the city’s main hospital to deal with the injured.

It was not clear if there were additional injured people who were being evacuated to the hospital.