33 Plane Crash Survivors in Venezuela

by UNCENSORED NEWS | September 13, 2010 at 11:54 am

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A plane carrying 51 people from a Caribbean island crashed Monday in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived. The other passengers were killed or are still missing. Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez told reporters that the crash was approximately six miles from Puerto Ordaz. The passengers who survived were taken to a nearby hospital and are being treated for injuries sustained in the crash.

The French-built ATR-42 from the state airline Conviasa slammed into a lot used by the state-run Sidor steel foundry, leaving its smashed fuselage among barrels and shipping containers. The governor said 33 people survived and were being treated at hospitals. The plane, a twin-engine turboprop, was carrying 47 passengers and four crew members, Rangel Gomez said. He said that Conviasa Flight 2350 had taken off from Margarita Island and crashed shortly before reaching its destination, the airport of Puerto Ordaz.