A Belgium based Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet has broken into pieces during takeoff from Brussels Airport. The cargo jet crashed during departure from Brussels.
According to theage.com.au, the aircraft cracked near the tail and by the wings when it slid 300 metres past the end of runway 20.
The Boeing 747-200 skidded to a halt in a field at the end of a runway about 1.30pm (2130 AEST). The plane, full of fuel, stopped just five metres from a rail line and 500 metres from houses on the edge of the town of Zaventem.
CNN.com reports that according to officials, the plane is owned by Kalitta Air, a cargo carrier based at Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that makes regular flights from Brussels.
Rail services to and from the airport were suspended as a safety precaution, however the crash did not affect other flights at the airport, Van der Cruysse said. Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem, said the plane did not catch on fire when it crashed after attempting to take off. Vermeiren was coordinating rescue efforts at the airport.
The accident has left four of the five aircraft hospitalized with some injuries.
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