At least two people have been killed after a cargo plane skidded off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and plunged into the sea during landing.

The flight, which was arriving from Dubai, was attempting to land around 3.50am local time when disaster struck. Hong Kong's airport authority reported that the plane veered off the runway during a crash landing.

The plane crashed through fencing and hit a patrol car which was travelling outside of the runway, killing two ground staff, authorities say.

04:31 Paige Ingram

Everything we know about the plane

The aircraft is more than 30 years old and according to aircraft tracking site Airfleets it took its first flight in 1993.

The plane, a Boeing 747-481 (BDSF), was originally a passenger aircraft that was converted into a freigh

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