Audio By Carbonatix
One person has been confirmed injured in a Starbow plane accident, Saturday afternoon.
According to the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Starbow Airline Flight S9 104 bound for Kumasi "skidded off the runway during its take-off run."
"One passenger sustained minor injuries and is currently under observation at the clinic," a statement issued hours after the incident said.
The aircraft was carrying 63 passengers and five crew, the statement added.
Emergency procedures have since been activated at the airport and investigations to establish the cause of the incident has begun, authorities at the KIA said.
Meanwhile, operations at the airport are continuing normally and "further updates will be provided as and when they become available," the statement said.
Latest Stories
-
[Video]Burna Boy’s mother turns prayer warrior after son’s cuss wordsÂ
23 minutes -
South Africa coalition party elects Cape Town mayor as leader
33 minutes -
Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent’s needs
44 minutes -
Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
54 minutes -
Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian experiment runs out of steam
1 hour -
US to blockade Iran after talks fail to yield a deal
1 hour -
Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him ‘weak’ on crime and ‘terrible’
2 hours -
UK will not join Trump’s blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz
2 hours -
Pope prioritises world’s fastest-growing Catholic region in major Africa tour
2 hours -
Congressman Eric Swalwell quits California governor race amid sexual misconduct claims
5 hours -
UK shelves Chagos deal after Trump opposition
5 hours -
Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail have right to lawyer
5 hours -
McIlroy proves he really is free by defending Masters title
5 hours -
Orbán era swept away by PĂ©ter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide
5 hours -
Trump’s blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged
5 hours