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‘Worst nightmare’ – 179 people dead, including boy aged 3, in South Korea plane crash




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A plane skidded off a runway to its crash site in South Korea today with all of its 181 passengers now being accounted for.

179 people were killed in the crash and two rescued from the wreckage, the fire agency has confirmed.

The two survivors of the crash were cabin crew who were rescued from the rear of the plane during the first search of the crash site.

Of the people killed, 77 have been identified, the agency has confirmed.

There were a total of 181 people on the flight – 175 passengers with four cabin crew and two pilots.

It’s understood that the youngest person on board was a 3-yr-old boy.

Two passengers were Thai and the rest of those on board were South Korean.

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