A commercial airplane carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members reportedly crashed during landing in South Korea, according to media reports. At least 28 deaths have been confirmed so far.

Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800 traveling from Bangkok, Thailand, crashed while landing at Muan Airport in southern South Korea, according to Yonhap and FlightAware. So far, 28 fatalities have been confirmed, with at least two survivors rescued. The fate of 151 passengers and crew remains unknown.

Dramatic footage showed the moments of the catastrophic crash. Preliminary reports indicate that the crash was caused by a landing gear failure due to a bird strike, Yonhap reported. The plane subsequently collided with a wall on the airport’s outer perimeter. Footage of the aftermath revealed the aircraft completely destroyed.

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