An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica last night, causing 40 injuries but no fatalities.
"The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital," Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told the Jamaica Observer newspaper.
"There are no reports of fatalities."
An FAA spokeswoman said the plane was American Airlines flight 331 from Miami. The flight originated in Washington DC.
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The plane crashed and broke in two after landing according to local reports.
The Jamaica Observer newspaper said the plane arrived in pouring rain at around 10 p.m. local time and overshot the runway.
Reuters