Senegal Plane Crash: 10 Injured After Boeing 737 Aircraft Crashes Off Runway Near Dakar; Visuals Emerge

A Boeing 737 plane crashed at the runway in Senegal's main airport near the capital Dakar after skidded off the runway. According to the news agency, Reuters quoted a source at Blaise Diagne airport that all flights have been cancelled due to the incident.

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Visuals from the airport's runway have gone viral on social media websites. In viral photos and videos, a plane with the logo of Senegal-based airline Transair stands in the grass with a wing covered in fire-suppressing foam.

Visuals of Crash Plane:

Miracle à l'AIBD: malgré le crash d'un Boeing 737 de #Transair en route pour le Mali, les 73 passagers, incluant deux bébés, sont sains et saufs. Seul un pilote a été légèrement blessé. Tous reçoivent désormais des soins médicaux au pavillon présidentiel.#kebetu#Senegal#Malipic.twitter.com/sIdqPAEqKH

— NASSIB (@sedasaid1) May 9, 2024

In another video shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), it can be seen that the aircraft burst into flames, and the authorities are evacuating passengers. It is also learned that the plane, a Boeing 737-38J, crashed while en route to Mali, carrying 73 passengers, including two babies.

#BREAKING

A Boeing 737-300 has crashed in Senegal after overrunning the runway at Dakar Airport. The pilot attempted a “Go Around” but the left wing caught fire after some kind of “contact”#Boeing#Airline#Aeroplane#Crashpic.twitter.com/jorHUVdTB8

— Frankie Beats (@itsbeats) May 9, 2024

The injured were shifted to the Presidential Pavilion hospital near the airport.