Burma plane crash- Four British tourist injured in crash that has killed three people

	Burma plane crash- Four British tourist injured in crash that has killed three people British family on tourist jet as it crashes in flames: Dramatic escape from wreck of Burmese airliner A British family survived a horrific air crash in Burma yesterday when their packed plane came down in heavy fog and burst into flames. One of the Britons was injured when the Fokker 100, carrying 65 Christmas holidaymakers, smashed into the ground two miles short of its destination. Three Burmese were killed in the tragedy -- a tour guide and an 11-year-old child on board the plane, as well as a man riding a motorcycle on the road where it came down. More than 50 of the 65 passengers were said to be non-Burmese. Two Americans and a Korean were also among the injured. The Air Bagan jet from Mandalay crashed as it approached Heho airport in the east of Burma, gateway to the popular tourist destination Inle Lake. An airport official said: 'The aircraft was extensively damaged. People who got out can count themselves extremely fortunate.' A local tour guide waiting at the airport for passengers said the fire had 'burned almost the whole plane'. The airline described the incident as an 'emergency landing'. Fire was said to have broken out in one of the plane's engines and it reportedly struck part of a mountain as it approached Heho airport in fog. Authorities however gave a different account, saying the pilot mistook the road for a runway due to bad weather. 'While descending, the plane mistakenly landed due to fog,' state television reported. It said the aircraft made a <b>...</b>	From: ActualMediaa Views: 3 0 ratings
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