63 escape death as plane crashlands in Ilorin

An Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft
with Registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja
airport to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,
carrying fifty nine passengers and four crew
yesterday veered off the runway at low speed
after a normal landing at the Ilorin Airport.
The incident which occurred yesterday at
4.45pm according to the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA) recorded no
casualty as passengers on board were able to
disembark safely.
Sources at the airport said one of the tyres of
the plane got burst as soon as it touched
ground on the tarmac.
It was gathered that the aircraft was towed
from the tarmac at about 7.00pm yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Accident and Prevention
Bureau (AIB) in conjunction with the NCAA
has launched an investigation into the cause
of the incident. The regulatory body has
however used the occasion to reassure
Nigerians that their safety was still
paramount and cannot be compromised.
Innoson vehicles will remain grateful to Obi –
Chukwuma The Managing Director of Innoson
Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Dr. Innocent
Chukwuma, said the industry would ever
remain grateful to former Governor of
Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, for his massive
support to the company right from the time
when the company was under connstruction
and thereafter.

Posted By David Aniemeka