From BBC's "have your say"
I didn't witness it, but I had friends of the family calling the home. My mother works for Air Canada and her colleagues on duty were calling her from the airport telling her they witnessed the landing from the terminal. The plane touched down and was hit by lightning at that moment on the top centre of the plane...the tyres burst on impact...and the plane swayed side to side before coming to rest in the ravine and cracking in half. Next that could be seen was flames after about 3 mins. Emergency services were on the scene immediately, but no rescue was viewable from the terminals, so everyone was unaware of the status of the passengers.
Anthony Zanfini, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Gospel according to Air Canada?