US Air Skids off Runway in PHL

A US Airways jet carrying 149 passengers and five crew members crashed in PHL on Thursday evening after a tire blew out during takeoff and the plane's nose gear collapsed when the pilot decided to abort the flight.
Flight 1702 was headed to FLL but the Airbus 320 jet instead saw its journey conclude at the end of a Philadelphia International Airport runway, where it skidded off the tarmac with its nose to the ground.
No fire was reported. Officials said one person requested medical assistance after the jet's emergency slides deployed and the passengers exited.
Further information about the passenger's condition wasn't immediately available. Nor was it clear whether the jet ever left the ground.