A cargo plane crashed through a fence into a road after skidding off a runway at Bergamo's Orio al Serio international airport in Italy.

The airport in the northern Lombardy region was temporarily closed after the smash involving the Boeing 737-400 aircraft, which belongs to DHL couriers.

Dramatic pictures show the jet's nose in the road after the aircraft went through a barrier, and later the plane's belly lying across the road in front of vehicles.

Image: The nose of the plane crashing though a roadside fence

It is understood the plane, which had flown from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, was trying to land during bad weather when it overshot the runway at around 4am on Friday.

The two crew members escaped unharmed and there were no injuries on the ground, Italy's air regulator, the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ENAC) said.


Due to the closure of Milan Bergamo Airport, we regret some flights have been cancelled this morning. Apologies. https://t.co/gQueKw5mq3 — Ryanair (@Ryanair) 5 August 2016

It said some flights to and from the airport were rescheduled to Milan's Malpensa Airport and advised travellers to contact their airlines for up-to-date information regarding their flights.

Ryanair announced with "regret" that it was cancelling "some flights" due to the smash.