Plane skids off runway in Hong Kong and crashes into sea, two dead
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Media Baaji
- Mon, 20 October 2025
Kathmandu. A cargo plane skidded off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and fell into the sea. Two people died when Emirates Flight EK 9788 crashed, the BBC reported. Both the deceased are not in the plane, but the ground staff of the airport. The plane crashed into the sea after hitting a vehicle.
That staff was in the car going to the airport. Four crew members of the plane have been taken to hospital for treatment.
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