A cargo plane has skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport.

Images taken after the crash which happened around 3.50am (8.50pm UK time) showed a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft partially submerged in water near the airport's sea wall.

The AirACT plane, travelling from Dubai, could be seen with escape slides deployed and the nose and tail sections separated.

Four crew on board the plane were rescued, the Hong Kong airport said in a statement.

Two people were killed when the aircraft struck their ground vehicle near the runway, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting police.

Image: Pic: Reuters

The northern runway at the world's busiest cargo airport is closed after the incident, Hong Kong International Airport said.

The south and central

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