Accra: At least 10 people were killed and scores of others injured after a Cargo plane crash-landed near the airport in Accra (Ghana’s capital), hitting a bus on the ground.
Rescue, police and fire officers rushed toward the scene and cordoned off the area.
Ghana’s airport operator confirmed in a statement that “flight number DHV 111, cargo aircraft, operating from Lagos to Accra, has overshot the runway on landing on Saturday June 2, at 7:10 pm local time,” AFP reported.
It added that “the crew of four people on board all survived the accident and are currently receiving treatment at the airport clinic. The aircraft collided with a minivan, resulting in 10 confirmed fatalities …”
“I closed from work, walking home in the rain, only to see the plane falling and people in the Benz bus crashed to death,” a witness said.
John Dramani Mahama Ghana Vice President told reporters at the airport that a thorough investigation would be carried out.
“No early conclusions should be drawn,” he said before heading toward the scene of the accident.
“We should allow investigations to arrive at the actual cause of the accident. But I can assure Ghanaians that the situation is under control.”
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