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153 holiday makers killed in Spanair crash

Source: Lateline
Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:30 AEST
Expires: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:30 AEST

Spanish investigators have found the black boxes of the Spanair flight which crashed in the Spanish capital, Madrid last night killing 153 people. While they are trying to find out why the plane aborted an initial take-off attempt, relatives and medical staff are trying to identify the badly burned bodies.

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Tags: air-and-space-accidents, air-transport, spain

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