South Korean Flight Warned of Bird Strike Before Deadly Crash

The Boeing passenger jet that crashed over the weekend killing hundreds was reportedly warned of a bird strike minutes before it attempted an emergency landing.

According to the country’s Transport Ministry, air traffic controllers alerted the crew the aircraft had experienced a bird strike before the fatal accident on Saturday that killed 179 people.

News1 Agency also reports a passenger allegedly sent a text message to a family member minutes before the crash claiming there had been a bird strike somewhere near or on the plane’s wing.

Dramatic video that surfaced after the deadly crash showed the plane sliding across the asphalt … unable to stop itself before it ran straight into a wall and exploded.