Cargo plane 'crashes on Dubai highway'

[Isaq Khan]

Cargo plane 'crashes on Dubai highway'

A cargo plane has crashed on a major highway in Dubai, according to local officials and media reports.

There is no word yet on casualties.

The plane came down on the Emirates Road motorway, setting some cars on fire, al-Arabiya television reported.

A UAE official quoted by the channel said a fire broke out in the plane as it attempted to land at Dubai International Airport, causing it to crash.

The official news agency WAM said the plane came down in an unpopulated area on Friday evening.

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[Isaq Khan]

Plane crashes in Dubai

Zoi Constantine and Wafa Issa

* Last Updated: September 03. 2010 8:50PM UAE / September 3. 2010 4:50PM GMT

DUBAI // A US cargo plane crashed in an unpopulated area near Dubai at about 7.45pm this evening, igniting in a huge fireball.

Witnesses said the plane looked like it went down near Academic City and Global Village, on the intersection of the Al-Ain Dubai Highway.

Joseph John, an academic, was driving with a friend down the highway when he saw the explosion. "It was pitch black and I saw an orange glow and then I saw the
biggest fireball I have ever seen," he said.

"It was like a five to six storey building and then a big black mushroom cloud."

Dubai police confirmed the crash. It is not yet confirmed about any casualties but state news agency WAM said the plane went down in an unpopulated area.

Plane crashes in Dubai - The National Newspaper