The death toll after a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire on Sunday has risen to at least 62, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the fire department.
The plane veered off the runway while landing and collided with a fence at the Muan International Airport, Yonhap reported.
The Jeju Air flight, with 175 passengers and six crew members aboard, was returning from Bangkok.
Officials suspect a landing gear failure, possibly due to bird strike, may have caused the accident, Yonhap reported.
Firefighters conduct rescue operations at Muan International Airport after a passenger plane carrying 181 people crashes. -/YNA/dpa
