plane crashes at Sharjah Airport

A Sudanese cargo plane with six people on board crashed near Sharjah Airport on Wednesday afternoon on its way to Khartoum.
The plane was taking off from the north runway, when it crashed to the ground two miles from the airport, Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi, director of civil aviation, told Arabian Business.
It is understood that the plane came down near the Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club off Emirates Road. The accident happened at around 3.30pm.
The name of the airline involved has not been disclosed but Arabian Business understands that it was a Azza Air flight from Sudan. Azza Transport is a cargo airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operates a cargo charter service throughout Africa and the Middle East and is planning services for Europe.
Martin Duff, director of the club, said: "Most of the plane came down on the other side of the road. There's a bit of debris spread on the perimeter. The golf course is not effected."
Golfer Bill Buchanan was on the course when he saw the plane hit the ground, exploding into a huge ball of flames.
"The plane was taking off and it banked to the right. It looked like it was struggling to get height and we though it was going to land on the golf course. The pilot obviously thought he was so he banked tightly to the right and then the plane hit ground in a ball of flames and smoke.