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Plane veers off Madrid runway, 45 deaths confirmed

Other News Materials 20 August 2008 20:14 (UTC +04:00)

At 45 people have been confirmed dead when an airplane veered off the runway on Wednesday as it attempted to take off from Madrid-Barajas airport, dpa reported.

As many as 44 people were reported injured out of the 164 people on board.

According to rescue services, the Spainair type MD-80 aircraft never achieved flight, but simply went off the end of the runway, where it broke apart and burst into flames.

The flight was destined for Gran Canaria.

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