A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
It lost contact with ground control a few minutes after take-off, and is believed to have ended up underwater. It is unclear if there are survivors.
The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, a brand new type of aircraft.
It was only meant to be a short flight of one hour between Jarkata and Pangkal Pinang. But 13 minutes into the flight authorities lost contact with the plane.
Search and rescue teams are scouring the sea where the plane is thought to have crashed. Items believed to belong to passengers have been found in the water, including ID cards and driver’s licences.
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OMIGOSH I HOPE THERE ARE SURVIVOURS I hope no one dies
NO WAY?
No way
No way bro
Wow so trageck
wow
sad
Wow, I feel really really bad for all of them. I hope they are ok
That is so sad
sad
Oh no
Super sad
cool
WAHH THAT SAD
This is so bad I feel terrible
saaaaaad
=(
Awwww they should of put the plane more stronger I hope everyone is alive!!!
It’s really sad ??????????
the pilot got some problem in hes head
sad
Indonesia rayah
nice
Aww, praying that there are survivors!
Ohh yeah people died
Super duper sad?????????????????????????????????
Super sad ??
The reason of this crash was a system failure which Boeing did not overlook, resulting in the crash. Sorry if I sound a bit smarty pants. I’m not, I’m just a aviation guy.