Exclusive Report From The Scene Of The Crash At Cork Airport

Thursday, 10 February 2011 00:00

3FM Have Been Receiving Live Updates From Evening Echo Reporter Alan Healy

3FM have got a live update from the scene of this morning's tragic crash at Cork Airport.

Alan Healy is a reporter from the Evening Echo Newspaper and spoke to 3FM.

He said the aircraft overturned when coming into to land in severe fog, it then burst into flames.

So far there have been 6 confirmed dead.

6 people are in Cork's University hospital, 2 of those are in a life threatening condition.

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