Heart-stopping moment passenger plane skids off runway and crashes into pieces
The terrifying moment a plane veered off a runway and broke into pieces in Somalia has been caught on camera.
Miraculously all 34 passengers and crew members survived after the Halla Airlines-operated Embraer EMB 120 plane attempted to land at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday, July 11.
The aircraft touched down on the runway before swerving off the tarmac, skidding and turning 180 degrees before smashing into a fence.
The fuselage was seriously damaged while the cockpit was almost severed from the rest of the plane.
It’s not yet known what caused the crash, and an investigation has begun.
A spokesman for the Somali Civil Aviation Authority said: ‘The Somali Civil Aviation Authority wishes to confirm that an aircraft type E120 operated by Halla Airline crash landed on Runway 05 at Aden Adde International Airport today, 11th July 2023, at 12:23 pm local time.
‘The aircraft had a total of 34 crew and passengers on board; there was no fatality from the accident.
‘We would like to reaffirm that the preliminary report will be released once the current investigation concludes.’
Fardowsa Osman Egal, Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, said two people were injured in the crash.
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