Another accident involving a Boeing aircraft occurred in Senegal with 11 people injured when a Boeing 737 plane experienced a problem on takeoff and skidded off the runway before coming to rest in bushes.
According to the Daily Mail, a total of 737 people were on board the Transair Boeing 78.
Videos and photos posted on social media show the damage to the left engine of the plane.
Transair 737-300 substantially damaged after overrunning the runway while landing at Dakar Airport, Senegal. 73 passengers were able to evacuate with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/s82XZ3hdkj
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At the scene of the crash at Blaise Airport, rescue crews rushed to free the passengers of the Boeing 737 with four of the 11 injured being hospitalized in a more serious condition.
The accident came a day after the terrifying landing of a FedEx Boeing 767 that suffered a nose wheel problem and landed belly-up.
Source: protothema.gr
