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Indonesia: Shocking! Lion Air jet crashes into the sea after take-off

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 29 October 2018, 14:40 IST
Lion plane (representational image)

A shocking news has come to light from Indonesia where a plane has crashed into the sea after take-off. As per the reports, there were around 188 passengers on board.

The accident took place while flying from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang, according to the nation’s rescue agency.


 

As per the reports of Bloomberg, the model of the plane was a Boeing Co 377 Max-8. Also, there is no confirmation that how many passengers and a crew member were on the board.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the crash information has been confirmed by the spokesman for the agency via text message to Reuters.

Reports suggested that the plane got disappeared 13 minutes after the take-off. However, the rescue and search operation has been launched.

Wait for more updates..

Check out the video of the accident:

First published: 29 October 2018, 8:51 IST