Passenger jet slides off runway at Chicago airport

CHICAGO - A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 with 98 people on board slid off a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport after landing in a snowstorm on today, crashed through a fence and ended up across a road, CNN reported.

There were no immediate reports of injuries on the plane, which had flown from Baltimore. One person was initially reported as injured in a car that collided with the plane. The plane's nose was resting on the ground.

Ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene, in the northwest corner of the airport, which is surrounded by roads and a residential area.

Television footage showed the plane intact.

- REUTERS