Engine of PIA's crashed plane removed from upper floor of house

Last updated on: 10 June,2020 03:16 pm

Engine was cleared away with the help of crane and other heavy machinery.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – The engine of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) crashed plane has been removed from the upper portion of a house in Karachi. According to details, the engine was cleared away with the help of crane and other heavy machinery by cutting the concrete of the house.

The engine has been moved to the airport on a car where the wreckage will be diagrammed according to the actual design of the plane for investigation purpose.

Let it be known that at least 97 were killed and dozens others wounded after a PIA plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in Karachi on Friday.

The PIA plane was close to landing when it came down among houses, sparking an explosion and killing several people on the ground.

The national carrier’s flight PK-8303 took off from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport and crashed in Model Colony area in Malir, approximately 4 kilometers away from the airport.