Asiana Airlines and the more than 70 passengers onboard Flight 214 that crashed in San Francisco in 2013 have agreed to a settlement on Tuesday.

In a joint statement, lawyers from both camps said that 72 passengers have filed their personal injury claims resulting from the crash, although the details of the financial terms will remain confidential.

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The settlements are among the first to be resolved since the plane crashed in July 6, 2013, which left three Chinese teens dead and nearly 200 people injured. 

Those who filed for claims had less serious injuries.

"This is the first positive step for the passengers to be able to get closure on a tragic, catastrophic crash and hopefully try to get their lives back together," said Attorney Frank Pitre, who lawyered for 10 of the passengers involved in the settlement. "We're pleased we've been able to get this first phase resolved."

Dozens of other lawsuits involving more than 70 other complainants remain pending in a northern California federal court.

Boeing, the airplane's manufacturer, and Air Cruisers Co., maker of the emergency evacuation slides, have not issued a comment.

Asiana Flight 214 traveling from South Korea crashed into a seawall at the end of the San Francisco International Airport runway as it makes its final approach. 

The impact caused the back of the plane to rip open, tossing out three flight attendants and their seats.

Investigators blamed the pilots for the crash, saying they deactivated the plane's airspeed control during landing approach.

But the National Transportation Safety Board said the complex system that involves the plane's auto throttle and auto flight detector also contributed to the accident.

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