BREAKING: PLANE CONVEYING PILGRIMS CRASH LANDS IN MINNA
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Nigeria has yet again witnessed an air mishap as plane conveying over 600 pilgrims returning from the 2019 annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia crash landed at the Minna International Airport.
The aircraft, a Boeing 744 with registration number 5N/ DBK, The Nation reports, was said to have developed technical fault in one of the plane’s four engines when it approached the Minna airport.
The aircraft, a Boeing 744 with registration number 5N/ DBK, The Nation reports, was said to have developed technical fault in one of the plane’s four engines when it approached the Minna airport.
A Source at the airport
who confirmed the incident to newsmen said that no one was injured or died in
the incident but the passengers were visibly shaken over the incident.
Evidence of the crash
landing of the plane could be seen as part of the tarmac and some materials
were damaged when the aircraft skidded off the runway.
The Public Relations
Officer of the Niger state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hajia Hassana Isah when
contacted also confirmed the incident but did not give further details.
The Nation gathered that
five officials of the Accident Bureau of Investigation from Lagos have arrived
the airport some hours after the incident and had inspected the partly damaged
aircraft after which they went into a closed door meeting with the management
of the airport.
On the part of the
passengers, it was thanksgiving galore as most of them after rushing out of the
plane after the incident gave their thanks to God for saving them from death.
Eyewitnesses said that the
Minna International Airport was saved from a big disaster as they said the fire
from the aircraft, if the plane had crashed would have burnt down the airport
as there are no fire fighting vehicles in the airport.
“The fire that would have
followed would have spread to all parts of the airport because we don’t have
fire fighting vehicles in this airport”, a senior Official of the airport said.
No official statement has
been released from the management of the airline.
The Nation.
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