Jet Jumps Runway; 3 Die, 100 Are Hurt
From Times Wire Reports
A Philippine Airlines passenger plane went off the runway after landing in Bacolod, about 300 miles southeast of Manila, smashing into a row of houses and a disco club. Officials said three people were killed and 100 injured. An airport tower supervisor said the Airbus 320 plowed through a low concrete perimeter barrier, crossed a creek and hit the houses and disco club before stopping.
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