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Details Of Nationalities Of Manx2.Com Aircraft Crash Passengers

Details are starting to come through regarding the passengers onboard the Manx2.com plane which crashed in Cork this morning.

Six people have been confirmed dead, 6 have been receiving treatment in Cork’s University Hospital and 2 miraculously walked unscathed from the wreckage.

Three British citizens, two Irish people and a Spaniard were killed in the crash

Among the survivors are two British citizens, two from Northern Ireland and the others are from Waterford and Cork in the Irish Republic. .

Some of the dead are understood to be the crew and employees of the KPMG accountancy firm based in Belfast.

The Manx2.com plane was en route from Belfast and crashed during it’s third attempt to land in severe fog ending up on its roof.

Manx2.Com has its head offices on the Island; they’ve been operating since 2006 and had taken over that specific route last August.

They have said they are currently working with the authorities to establish how the tragic incident was caused.

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