Video captured the scene of panic inside a Japan Airlines plane after it burst into flames following a crash with another aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
The huge fire broke out after the passenger jet collided with a smaller Japan coast guard aircraft, as it landed on a runway on Tuesday.
All 367 passengers and 12 crew were evacuated from the Japan Airlines plane.
The captain escaped from the coast guard aircraft, but five other crew members were reportedly found dead, according to local media reports.
Footage captured by a passenger on board the Japan Airlines flight showed the scene inside the smoke-filled cabin.
"I thought I was going to die," the passenger wrote in Japanese as they shared the footage on X, formerly Twitter.
The video shows passengers standing and pressing face masks to their mouths as shouting is heard in the background.
死ぬかと思った pic.twitter.com/S7rDPmyssl
— あ (@alto_maple) January 2, 2024
Other footage taken from through a window from inside the cabin showed flames and smoke coming from the aircraft's wing, as the plane skidded to a halt on the runway.Further footage and images shared on social media showed passengers running across the Tarmac away from the blaze.
The Japan Airlines aircraft had departed from Shin-Chitose airport on the northern island of Hokkaido.The coast guard plane it collided with had been headed to Niigata airport on Japan's west coast to deliver aid to those caught up in a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 48 people.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed relevant agencies to coordinate to assess the damage swiftly and provide information to the public, according to his office.
Haneda, one of Japan's busiest airports, has closed all runways following the major incident on Tuesday, a spokesperson said.
