[ 2012-06-03 ]

Plane crash in Ghana kills at least 10; crew survives
ACCRA (AFP) - A cargo plane crash-landed on
Saturday near the airport in Ghana's capital Accra
after overshooting the runway and hit a bus on the
ground, killing at least 10 people, but the crew
survived, officials said.

Wreckage from the Allied Air plane could be seen
in an area near the airport along with a badly
damaged bus. Rescue, police and fire officers
flooded the scene and cordoned off the immediate
area of the crash.

Ghana's airport operator confirmed in a statement
that "flight number DHV 111, cargo aircraft,
operating from Lagos to Accra, has overshot the
runway on landing on Saturday June 2, at 7:10 pm
local time."

It added that "the crew of four people on board
all survived the accident and are currently
receiving treatment at the airport clinic. The
aircraft collided with a minivan, resulting in 10
confirmed fatalities ..."

One witness reported seeing the plane come down
and hit the bus, killing those inside.

"I closed from work, walking home in the rain,
only to see the plane falling and people in the
Benz bus crushed to death," said Kofi Anor.

A senior military officer said the plane
crash-landed and also spoke of 10 dead.

The bus was severely damaged, while the plane's
wings and tail had broken off from its body.

The plane crashed in an area just outside a
stadium, near the airport and a military base. It
did not appear to strike any houses.

An operator who answered at Allied Air said no one
was available to speak.

Source - AFP

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