Georgetown – A Caribbean Airlines plane carrying 140 passengers has crashed while landing in Guyana and broken in two, causing several injuries but no deaths.

President Bharrat Jadgdeo says the plane apparently overshot the 400-foot (123-meter) runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in rainy weather early on Saturday.

Authorities are struggling to remove passengers without adequate field lights and other emergency equipment.

They have closed the airport, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and delaying dozens of flights.

The crash of the BW 523 is the worst in recent history in Guyana. It is one of only a few serious incidents involving the Trinidad-based airline that is the single largest carrier in the region.

Source : – Sapa-AP