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DAKAR. – Eleven people were injured, four seriously, after a Boeing 737 passenger plane skidded off the runway during takeoff yesterday morning, Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport said in a statement.
Air Senegal flight HC301, heading for Bamako, Mali, “went off the runway during its takeoff phase” at around 1am local time, the statement said.
It said that among the 78 passengers on board, 11 people were injured, four seriously.
An investigation is underway to establish the causes of the accident, the statement said.
The aircraft, an Air Senegal flight chartered by privately-owned Transair, was headed for the Malian capital Bamako, airport managers LAS said in a statement after the early hours drama.
The jet “came off the runway during its takeoff phase”
The aircraft was “immobilised” away from the runway and an emergency plan triggered by airport authorities as soon as they were alerted.
The group said the airport at Diass, 50km from Dakar, had reopened shortly after midday.
“We inform you that Blaise Diagne international airport has reopened. Airport operations have resumed as normal.” – Xinhua
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter