Plane crash in south India -Manglore

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[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-heard-shrieks-I-saw-an-opening-and-dived-through-it/H1-Article1-547075.aspx"]'I heard shrieks. I saw an opening, unlocked my seatbelt, and dived through it'[/url]

The flight took off at 1.30 am from Dubai. Since it is summer vacation, almost all seats were filled. After the midnight boarding, everyone soon fell asleep.



Around 5.45 in the morning we heard an announcement from the captain that the plane would be landing in 20 minutes, and he advised passengers to put on their seatbelts.

In fact, the flight was 10 to 15 minutes ahead of schedule.

We were happy –– but the happiness was short-lived.



The plane landed at high speed. It jerked severely several times and nearly touched the ground at that high speed. But it seemed the pilot couldn't control the plane and it overshot the runway.



I don't know the technical jargon –– but he (the pilot) tried to apply the break hard but failed, and it (the plane) cruised ahead at high speed.



At this point it seems the pilot tried to take off again. By that time, it hit a boundary wall and a tree, and caught fire.



In a few seconds, the plane broke into three pieces and fire engulfed the entire area.

My seat was number 23 and I was in the middle of the aircraft.

I could hear wails and shrieks. Though my head was hit hard, I somehow managed to unlock my belt.



When I saw a small opening (in the broken plane) I dived through it. I wanted to save the person sitting next to me, but I couldn't. Fire engulfed him while he was untying his belt.

I don't know how many of us have survived. I saw five to six people coming out of the fireball. I feel more people could have been saved if they hadn't tightened their seatbelts.

I never thought I could survive and speak to you like this. It is all God's grace.

So pilot did asked for seat belt.