[VIDEO] Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal Airport, Injures 10

A Boeing 737 carrying 85 people went off a runway at Dakar International Airport, Senegal’s capital, on Thursday, injuring 10 persons, according to the transport minister.

Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said that the Air Sénégal flight, operated by TransAir, was on its way to Bamako late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin personnel. The injured were being treated at a hospital, while the others were taken to a hotel to rest. No other information was immediately provided. The Aviation Safety Network, which tracks airline accidents, published photos of the damaged plane in a grassy field surrounded by fire suppressant foam on X, formerly known as Twitter. One engine appeared to have broken apart and a wing was also damaged, according to the photos. ASN is part of the Flight Safety Foundation, a nonprofit group that aims to promote safe air travel and tracks accidents.

A Transair Boeing 737-38J aircraft (6V-AJE) received substantial damage after it did a Runway excursion at Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) on Thursday, 9 May 2024 at around 1 am.#aircraft pic.twitter.com/Sg3X8tsa8B

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