An XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja, on Saturday, May 11, 2024, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Sundry Reports said that the XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number, 5NBZZ, about 11:29 a.m. veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing.
According to a report detailing the incident, the aircraft had 52 passengers and three crew members.
The airport fire and rescue teams were on ground to help in the evacuation of the passengers.
Confirming the incident, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, in a post on its Instagram account, said the NSIB’s “Go Team” had been deployed in the scene for evacuation of passengers and crew members
As of press time, runway 18L at the Lagos airport was closed to traffic.
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