Boeing passenger jet crashes in Guyana, no deaths

By Neil Marks Reuters – 1 hr 34 mins ago

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A Caribbean Airlines jet carrying 163 people crashed and broke in two Saturday as it tried to land in Guyana at night, injuring several passengers but killing no one.

The Boeing 737-800 overshot the runway as it arrived at Georgetown's Cheddi Jagan airport just after midnight from New York, following a stopover in Trinidad.

"We are very, very thankful and grateful that there are no deaths," Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo said at the airport.

One passenger suffered a broken leg, but no other serious injuries were reported, an airline spokeswoman said.

Flight BW-523 was carrying 157 passengers and six crew. Caribbean Airlines said it did not yet know the cause of the accident.

(Additional reporting by Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Vicki Allen)

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