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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.
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