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Peruvian-owned airline, TACA , had one of its Airbus A-320 aircraft overrun the runway causing the plane to skid onto a nearby road upon landing at Tegucigalpa’s airport in Honduras mid-morning Friday.

Emergency crews were immediately dispatched to the aircraft that came to a stop down a 70 foot embankment landing on a nearby road and approximately 6 vehicles.  Officials state that the pilot and one person on the ground were killed during the accident.

Many of the 140 passengers onboard were seen escaping the aircraft as they ran for safety and many suffered from smoke inhalation; most injuries were reported as being minor.

Investigators state that the plane, flying under cloudy conditions, touched down too far down the runway which caused the aircraft to over shoot its landing.  It is also noted that the Tegucigalpa airport is one of the most dangerous airports to land/take off in Central America because of its location which is surrounded on all sides by high altitude mountain ranges.

Our thoughts are with everyone involved.