Civilian Plane Crashes in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A civilian-leased plane crashed Monday after overrunning an airstrip on landing in southern Afghanistan and some casualties were reported, a provincial official said.
The plane crashed in Lashkar Gah, the main town in Helmand province, about 325 miles southwest of the Afghan capital, Kabul, said deputy provincial Gov. Amir Mohammed Aghunzaba.
The official said there were an unspecified number of people inside the "small white plane" who were dead or seriously injured.
Coalition military forces sent emergency crews to the scene, said Canadian military spokesman Maj. Quentin Innis.
Afghan plane crashes 'into homes'
A civilian plane has crashed after overrunning the runway at the main airport in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, security officials say.
A BBC correspondent at the scene of the crash says that the number of casualties is unclear but there are reports that at least one person has been killed.
Our correspondent says that the plane crashed into a housing settlement close to the airport at Lashkar Gah, the main town in Helmand.
Security officials say that there were an unspecified number of people inside the "small white plane".
Our correspondent says that coalition security forces at the scene of the accident are dealing with the accident, and have prevented panic-stricken residents of the housing settlement from returning to their homes.
The airport has in the past been criticised for the poor quality of its runway and for the fact that residential houses may have been built too close to the runway.