Pegasus Airlines planes skids off the runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport

A Boeing passenger plane carrying 177 people on board has broken into three pieces and caught on fire after skidding off a runway in Istanbul.

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 plane after it skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. Picture: AFP

A passenger jet with 177 people on board snapped into three and burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport today.

The Sun reports that dramatic pictures show the shattered Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737’s fuselage and bloody passengers climbing from the wreckage.

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 plane after it skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. Picture: AFP

At least 52 people were injured as a “result of a rough landing”, Turkey’s transport ministry says.

No fatalities have been reported so far.

Turkish media says the jet, which was flying from the Turkish city of Izmir, crashed into a road.

The plane can be seen off the runway. Picture: AFP

Video showed passengers with blood on their faces in the aftermath of the crash.

The fuselage appears to have broken into three pieces.

NTV television also reported that the plane caught fire after the skidding but it has since been extinguished.

PLANE CRASH Pegasus #PC2193 Boeing 737-800 from Izmir went off the runway in Istanbul and broke apart. Too early for confirmed number of people on board (approx 180 reported) or casualty information. Reports indicate several have gone to hospital. pic.twitter.com/X53PF38C1P

— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) February 5, 2020

The Boeing 737-86J departed from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport at 4:40pm local time (12:40am AEDT) and was due to arrive at Istanbul at 5:45pm (1:45am AEDT) but crashed at just before 6.20pm (2:20am AEDT).

Pegasus Airlines has confirmed a crash happened, but has not provided anymore details.

No injuries have been reported so far. Picture: AFP

NTV says the airport has been closed, with all flights being diverted to Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission

Originally published as Pegasus Airlines planes skids off the runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport