All passengers escape after aircraft skids off runway in Peru

All 141 passengers and crew escaped unharmed when a Peruvian Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway.

Videos posted on social media showed the incident in which all people on board escaped without "considerable injuries”, according to the airline.

The carrier said the aircraft "turned on the right side, skidding off the runway… the high professionalism of our cabin crew prevented a major incident”.

#Boeing 737 crash landed in #Peru. Flight left #Lima with 141 passengers. #PeruvianAirlines says no major injuries. pic.twitter.com/RR2NjUaEUU

 

— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon)

#Boeing 737 crash landed in #Peru. Flight left #Lima with 141 passengers. #PeruvianAirlines says no major injuries. pic.twitter.com/RR2NjUaEUU

— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) March 29, 2017