Transcript for June 3, 2012: Plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria

Images now coming in of that devastating playing craps of passenger plane about 150 people onboard smashing into a crowded city just shy of the airport in Nigeria. The impact left the scene of destruction the plane shattering to pieces. Authorities on the ground they're saying no one survived in the hole on the ground given the fact that this plane plowed through apartment buildings and stores it's hard to know tonight. Crowds rushing in to help amid the smoke and burning debris. So we begin here tonight with ABC's bossy canady the Rick think scene playing out right now in Lagos Nigeria. The passenger jet was carrying some 150 people. There were no survivors and it's not yet clear how many casualties there will be on the ground. Thousands rushed to see what happened in this neighborhood in Africa's largest city. Holding up cell phone cameras to record the tragedy the horrific images billowing black smoke scattered fragments of a plane. Bodies. The jet own route from the capital city of Abuja to Lagos was just about to land. A Boeing MD 83 flown by private local carrier Don airlines witnesses said it was flying and usually low. Making a lot of noise before tore through at least two buildings coming to a stop inside an apartment complex. The cause of the crash is not known but officials say they did recover the cockpit recorder. Open AMA only loss he and sentenced pictures of the disaster in his neighborhood this afternoon. But said he was too sad to interview I got to the scene and the situation there is beyond when I can talk about he said. I'm in tears wall writing witness. Ozzie can on EA BC news Nairobi.

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