Washington, Dec 23: An American Airlines Boeing 737 has overshot the runway while landing at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica, causing 40 injuries but no fatalities, reports say.
“The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital,” Information Minister Daryl Vaz told.
“There are no reports of fatalities.”
A spokesman for the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said the plane was American Airlines flight 331 from Miami. The flight originated in Washington DC.
The plane crashed and broke in two after landing, Fox News said on its website, quoting local reports.
The Jamaica Observer said the plane arrived in pouring rain about 10.00pm local time and overshot the runway.
Omar Lawrence, the airport’s operations coordinator, as saying there were 145 passengers and seven crew members aboard.
One passenger, Natalie Hendricks, called her brother-in-law in Orlando and reported there were no fatalities, the Miami Herald reported.
–Agencies