A plane with 181 people on board crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport after it veered off the runway while landing. As per Yonhap news agency, the crash was reported in the South Jeolla province when the Jeju Air flight 2216 was returning from Thailand.

Local media reported at least 23 casualties so far. Meanwhile, one person was found alive during the rescue mission.

Among the 181 on board, 175 were passengers and six were flight crew. As emergency services at the airport began operations around 9 am, visuals showed black smoke rising above the crash site.

Emergency office told the Associated Press that the crash occurred due to malfunctioning of the landing gear.