Venezuelan official: plane crashed with 47 aboard

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Source: AP

CARACAS, Venezuela — A plane carrying 47 people crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in eastern Venezuela, and it wasn't immediately clear how many were hurt or killed.

The plane from the state airline Conviasa crashed about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz at about 10 a.m. (1430 GMT), Transportation Minister Francisco Garces told state television. He said the plane went down on the property of the state-run Sidor steel foundry.

Rescue workers were tending to injured victims, state emergency management director Jose Zamora told the Venezuelan television channel Globovision. He did not say how many had survived.


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Conviasa passenger plane crashes in eastern Venezuela, some survive
13 September 2010 16:50:22 by BNO News ( Leave a comment )
CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) — A passenger plane belonging to Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa crashed near an airport in Bolívar State on Monday morning, authorities said.

The ATR 42 aircraft, which was carrying 43 passengers and 4 crew members, went down near Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport in the city of Ciudad Guayana, according to the airline. A spokeswoman said the aircraft was due to land at the airport after a flight from Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport in Porlamar.
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Local officials said some survivors were brought to area hospitals. It was not immediately clear if there were any fatalities.

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