People who live near the crash site of the Ethiopian Airline plane that crashed Sunday have narrated the horrific sights just before the plane banged.
The plane made strange noises and swerved dangerously. The plane later hit the ground with a very loud bang and emitted a large cloud of smoke.
The plane also shed some parts and had smoke trailing it.
People who saw it live under the flight path of planes using the Bole Airport in Ethiopia.
“It tried to climb but it failed and went down nose first,” “There was fire and white smoke which then turned black. Witness account.
It was a loud rattling sound. Like straining and shaking metal,
said Turn Buzuna, a 26-year-old housewife and farmer who lives about 300 meters (328 yards) from the crash site
A different witness saw smoke and fire sparks trailing behind the plane. Before the plane came to the ground, clothes and other items were seen to blow away behind the plane.
The plane dived on the ground nose first after making an unsuccessful attempt to ascend.
The plane crashed in a farmland where harvesting had just taken place. Near the farm were grazing lands and there were people around in their farm houses.