News reports say an Asiana Airlines plane skidded off a runway after landing in western Japan and about 20 passengers received minor injuries.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK said the accident Tuesday forced the closure of Hiroshima airport.
It said the Airbus 320 plane was carrying 74 passengers and seven crewmembers from Seoul, South Korea. It said they were evacuated using escape chutes, and no one was seriously injured.
Asiana flight OZ162 deviated from the runway at Hiroshima Airport (HIJ/RJOA). A320, HL7762. @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/UsuWPwRqLU— Uchu (@uchuhere) April 14, 2015
#BREAKING: 20 injured after Asiana Airlines flight from South Korea veers off runway at Hiroshima Airport. pic.twitter.com/onSQ2h5HU2— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) April 14, 2015
The cause of the accident was not immediately known. Reports said the airport informed fire officials that part of the aircraft touched the runway during the landing, causing some sparks.
No other details were immediately available.
Hiroshima airport runway closed after Asiana flight #OZ162 landed and made a runway excursion, 3 injured pic.twitter.com/557IVKSvFz @airlivenet— Worldwide Actions (@AlwaysActions) April 14, 2015
An Asiana Airlines flight crashed two years ago as it approached San Francisco's airport in an accident that killed three teenagers and injured nearly 200 others.
Additional reporting by Mashable