The causes of the accident that left four of the eleven injured in serious condition are not yet known. The event occurred in Dakar, capital of Senegal.
An Air Senegal Boeing 737 lost control and skidded off the runway during takeoff at the international airport Dakar on Thursday and caused eleven injuries, four of them seriously, and the closure of the airfield for hours.
The Boeing 737 accident in Senegal
The event occurred in a context of mistrust with the American company Boeing, which is in the spotlight after several incidents in recent months. The flight was operated by the company Air Senegal and was destined Bamakocapital of Mali. It had 78 passengers on board, plus six crew members, as indicated in a statement by the airport management company. THE.
The same source reported: “The Boeing 737-300, chartered by the private company Transair, left the runway this Thursday, May 9, around 01:00 in the morning.”
The accident left eleven people injured, of whom four were left in serious condition. On the other hand, six other passengers were treated by the airport’s medical services.
A couple of hours later, the LAS management company announced the reopening of the diass international airport, located 50 kilometers from the Senegalese capital. “Airport operations have resumed normally“they indicated in the statement.
Several images were broadcast on networks and by local media, showing the plane immobilized with a damaged wing and rescuers surrounding the injured, as well as smoke and flames near the vehicle.
An airport worker declared: “A fire broke out in a part of the plane that was later extinguished,” while LAS stated: “The exact circumstances of the incident are yet to be determined.but there is already an investigation underway to establish the causes.”
Source: Ambito
