Passenger plane carrying 68 people veers off runway after landing
The 68 people on board the Embraer E170 aircraft operated by Enugu Airlines, which took off from Lagos, were safely evacuated.
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A passenger plane carrying 68 people in Benin veered off the runway after landing at the airport. Passengers and crew were safely evacuated in the incident, where the plane came to a stop in a brush area.
The Embraer E170 passenger plane, which took off from Lagos, Nigeria, was carrying 63 passengers and 5 crew members. It was reported that the plane made an emergency landing at Benin Airport.
There were no casualties or injuries on the plane, which went off the runway after landing. The incident was described as a narrow escape from disaster.
An investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched. It was stated that authorities will examine the conditions that led to the plane veering off the runway.