Investigators said Saturday that they found the so-called « black boxes » from a passenger jet that crashed in Pakistan, killing 97 people. Two people survived the disaster.
May 23 (UPI) — Investigators said Saturday that they found the so-called « black boxes » from a passenger jet that crashed in Pakistan, killing 97 people.
Two people survived the crash — Bank of Punjab CEO Zafar Masood and engineer Mohammad Zubair, both of whom were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Zubair said he unfastened his seatbelt after the plane crashed. He said the aircraft was « engulfed in flames » and he heard people screaming. He jump 10 feet down to exit the plane after he saw a light in the distance.
« They took me to Jinnah hospital and then I was brought to Civil hospital, where I currently am, » Zubair said.
Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry said 99 people were aboard the jetliner when it crashed on Friday afternoon.
The commercial airliner for Pakistan International Airlines, Flight PK-8302, was en route from Lahore to Karachi when it crashed into a narrow residential street in the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just outside of Karachi airport’s boundary wall.
