XEJet aircraft skids off Lagos airport runway
An XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja, on Saturday morning, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
This is contained in a report detailing the incident obtained by journalists on Saturday in Lagos.
The XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number 5NBZZ veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing at about 11:29 a.m.
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.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed the incident on its verified Instagram account.
The NSIB also said the bureau’s ‘Go Team’ had been deployed to the scene for evacuation of passengers and crew members
At the moment, Runway 18L is closed to traffic.
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