Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)A Pakistan International Airlines flight with more than 100 people on board has crashed in the Pakistani city of Karachi, an airline spokesman said Friday.
Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry said the flight from Lahore was carrying 99 passengers and 8 crew members.
At least 11 bodies from the scene have been brought to Jinnah Hospital, according to hospital spokesperson Seemi Jamali. It is unclear if those fatalities were victims from the ground or the plane.
Rescue workers gather at the site after a Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Karachi on Friday.
Flight PK 8303 took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time in Karachi but went missing from the radar, Pakistan International Airlines spokesman Abdullah Khan told CNN.
The pilot of the Airbus A320 airliner made a mayday call saying he was experiencing technical problems, Khan told CNN.
“He had been told both landing strips were available for his use but he preferred to use the go-around landing route, we are looking into the technical issue. Our prayers for the lives that have been lost,” Khan said.
An emergency response protocol has been activated, he added.
Rescue workers and bystanders gather near the site of the plane crash in Karachi on Friday.
Footage posted from the scene on social media showed flames, plumes of smoke and a street filled with rubble in what appears to be a built-up area.
