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| Crashed Cargo |
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| Damaged Bus |
A cargo plane crash-landed on
Saturday near the airport in Ghana's capital Accra after overshooting the
runway and hit a bus on the ground, killing at least 10 people, but the crew
survived..
The plane had arrived from the Nigerian economic capital Lagos when it attempted to land in Accra.
The plane had arrived from the Nigerian economic capital Lagos when it attempted to land in Accra.
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."
Wreckage from the Boeing 727 Allied Air plane
could be seen in an area near the airport along with a badly damaged bus.
Rescue, police and fire officers flooded the scene and cordoned off the
immediate area of the crash.
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