Jetliner skids off runway in Senegal, injuring 10

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A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital, injuring 10 people, according to the transport minister and footage from a passenger that appeared to show the aircraft on fire.

TransAir was headed to Bamako late Wednesday

The Associated Press

· Posted: May 09, 2024 9:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

A white passenger jet with a blue tail and its emergency ramps deployed sits in a field.

"Our plane just caught fire," wrote Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko in a post on Facebook that showed passengers jumping down the emergency slides at night. In the background, people can be heard screaming.

Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said the Air Senegal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighbouring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.

The injured were being treated at a hospital, while the others were taken to a hotel to rest.

No other details were immediately available. Boeing did not respond to a request for comment.

Incident à l'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AIBD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AIBD</a> à <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Diass?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Diass</a>: Un Boeing 737 de Transair a été victime d'un crash peu après son décollage, la nuit dernière, les 73 passagers sont indemnes et seul un pilote a été légèrement blessé. L'enquête est en cours pour déterminer les causes. <a href="https://t.co/I4MCMQt7ny">pic.twitter.com/I4MCMQt7ny</a>

—@senego

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.

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