Most recent update:
Family given wrong remains after the crash. Apparently this was not a DNA error, just a delivery error.
The Facts
- What: Spanair Flight JK5022, a 15-year-old MD-82 jet bound bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
- Where: Madrid airport Terminal Four
- When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 2:45pm
- Who: Carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, at the time of this writing, the number of fatalities had mounted to 154 people.
- Why: The jet swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff. Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) is investigating
Update
Two of the eighteen survivors are in critical condition. A 44 year old woman is in an irreversible coma.
The death toll from the crash just rose to 154. A woman suffering burns to 72 per cent of her body died in a hospital. Eighteen survivors remain hospitalized. In spite of DNA testing, only 86 of the 154 victims have been identified.
Individuals who lost family members in this disaster should consider retaining a proven aviation law firm or get their case evaluated.
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