ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people were killed, seven injured when a passenger plane, carrying 152 passengers was destroyed having collided with Margalla hills near Pir Sohawa, a mountainous range behind Shah Faisal Mosque, said sources Wednesday.Airport sources said the Air Blue flight ED-202 took off at 7:50am from Karachi to Islamabad but crashed due to uneven weather a few minutes before landing after loosing connection with control tower.
Deceased and injured have been shifted to PIMS hospital, said rescue sources.
Eyewitnesses said people noticed airbus flying at very low altitude near Daman-e-Koh this morning and have crashed due to rough weather.
"There were 146 passengers and six crewmen on board, we are gathering investigation of the incident", said Civil Aviation spokesman Pervez George.
Thick clouds of smoke were witnessed rising from the Margalla Hills.
The rescue teams have been dispatched to the site of the incident.
Three army aviation helicopters are engaged in rescue operation.
An emergency has been imposed in all hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
A heavy fog envelops the heavily forested Margalla Hills this morning and it has been raining for several hours.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered for rescue operation, expressing grief over this tragic incident.
Reports said there had been heavy monsoon rains in the area for at least a couple of days.
Airblue began operations in 2004 with a fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
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