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An airliner crash landed at London City Airport last night when its landing gear failed.

The British Airways plane's 67 passengers and five crew were evacuated safely down emergency chutes but two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Ambulances and fire crews rushed to the scene when the four-engined Avro RJ146 from Amsterdam came down and skidded to a halt. Its nose wheel appeared to have collapsed.

Passenger Justin Fletcher told the BBC: 'There was obviously quite a loud bang as the plane scratched in.

'The stewards and stewardesses were quick to evacuate everyone, there were a few scrapes and cuts due to hitting the asphalt, but all in all everyone seems to be doing quite well now.'

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