Sunday, June 3, 2012

#Ghana #Accra A plane crashed in Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday evening and slammed into a minivan loaded with passengers

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Nigerian Cargo Plane Crashes At Ghana's International Airport; At Least 10 Dead | Sahara Reporters: 
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A cargo plane crashed in Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday evening and slammed into a minivan loaded with passengers, killing at least 10 people, airport officials said.
The plane hit a mini-bus outside the El Wak Stadium, less than 10 km from the Kotoka International Airport when it was trying to touch down at the airport, Xinhua correspondents learnt.
Flight DHV III (Allied Air Cargo Aircraft) operating from Lagos of Nigeria to Accra overshot the runway on landing at 7:10 p.m., said managing director of Ghana Airport Company Doreen Owusu Fianko. Four member crew survived and are receiving treatment at airport clinic, Fianko said.
The Boeing 727-200 aircraft collided with a mini van, resulting in 10 confirmed fatalities, Fianko said, adding the bodies are placed at morgue of 37 Military Hospital. According to the company statement, the 10 deaths include one woman and nine men.
The Allied Air Cargo is believed to be owned by a Nigerian company. It has no dangerous goods.

Cargo plane crashes in Ghana
By SaharaReporters, New York
Witnesses say a cargo plane has crashed after attempting to take off from the international airport in Ghana's capital.

The crash happened Saturday night in Accra at the Kotoka International Airport. Witnesses said the plane crashed through the airport's perimeter fence and hit a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street.
Witnesses say the plane seemed to have landed at a nearby village.

Reuters has reported that at least 10 have been killed. Police have yet to comment. Witnesses said the plane was labeled as belonging to Allied Cargo. Some media sources say the plane was coming from Nigeria. 


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[Ascology] At least 10 dead as Cargo jet slammed into van in Ghana
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9hTiny Klout Flag75Nigeria Newsdesk ‏@NigeriaNewsdesk
A cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people
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Plane hits bus in Ghana; 10 killed 
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