31 Killed as Plane Skids Landing on Wet Runway
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From Times Wire Reports
A Lion Air passenger plane carrying more than 150 people skidded off a runway in central Indonesia during heavy rain and split into two pieces, killing at least 31 people, airline officials and witnesses said.
At least 62 people were injured, officials said.
The accident occurred as Flight JT583 landed in Solo, a thriving tourist town about 310 miles southeast of Jakarta, the capital, Metro TV said.
The MD-82 plane took off from Jakarta, airline officials said.
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