ISTANBUL: An airplane has skidded off the runway after landing in the Turkish province of Trabzon, causing panic among the passengers.
Trabzon Gov. Yucel Yavuz said all 162 passengers and crew on board were evacuated and safe early Sunday.
Yavuz said the cause of the accident was not yet known and the airport closed until 08:00 am local (05:00 GMT, 9am in Dubai).
Here's a Youtube video purportedly taken by a passenger of the incident.
Private Pegasus Airlines' Boeing 737-800 departed from Ankara late Saturday. Photographs from the scene showed the plane stuck in mud.
A Pegasus Airlines aircraft is pictured after it skidded off the runway at Trabzon airport by the Black Sea in Trabzon, Turkey, January 14, 2018.
Image Credit: Reuters
