MELBOURNE, Tue.:
Up to 40 people were injured when a Qantas jet carrying more than 300 people made an emergency landing near Exmouth in Western Australia following a mid-air incident today, Australian police said.
Sergeant Greg Lambert said the Airbus A320 landed safety at Learmonth Airport, near Exmouth, after a mayday call.
“It is understood up to 40 people were injured during a mid-air incident,” Sgt Lambert was quoted by the Australian Associated Press (AAP) as saying.
“The nature of the mid-air incident is unknown.”
Emergency services and medical staff were at the airport.
Staff from Exmouth hospital were at the airport assessing people’s injuries, a Health Department spokeswoman told AAP.
An emergency services worker said paramedics had boarded the Qantas aircraft and were tending to the injured.
Police said the plane was thought to be Qantas Flight 72 flying from Singapore to Perth.
It landed safely at 1.35pm local time.
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