VIDEO: Plane Crash in Pakistan. 97 People Dead, Survivors Found

A plane operated by Pakistan International Airlines, an Airbus A-320, has crashed, resulting in 97 fatalities. The incident occurred yesterday near Karachi. The aircraft had taken off from Lahore. This was reported by Miran Yusuf, secretary of the health department of Sindh province, on his Twitter account.

Yusuf noted that there were 99 people on board, of which 2 survived. Currently, 19 bodies have been identified. He clarified that all the victims were on the plane. There are no casualties from the residential buildings that the aircraft crashed into.

The plane carried 91 passengers and 8 crew members. Preliminary findings suggest that the cause of the crash could be a technical failure or a bird strike.