A Biman Bangladesh aircraft
carrying 29 passengers and 6 crew members skidded off the runway while trying
to land in heavy rain and poor visibility at the Yangon International Airport
yesterday evening, injuring 19 people on board, including the pilot.
“The plane skidded off
while making a landing. There were no deaths, but some people were injured in
the accident. The plane is badly damaged. We cannot go close to the plane now
because oil is leaking from it. Firemen are on standby near the plane,” an
official with the airport told the Myanmar News Agency. Flight number BG 060, a
Bombardier Dash-8/400 aircraft, from Dhaka skidded off the runway at 6:51 p.m.
local time, while trying to land in heavy rain.
The body and two wings of the plane
belonging to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines were damaged in the crash.
After the accident, runway
operations were suspended according to Air Traffic Control procedures and
incoming flights were diverted to Nay Pyi Taw and Chiang Mai.
The plane was carrying 29
passengers — one from Canada, three from China, one from Denmark, one from
France, two from the United Kingdom, one from India, one from Switzerland, 16
from Bangladesh, and three Myanmar nationals.
Zaw Gyi (Panita)
Translated by GNLM
PHOTO -PE ZAW
Ref : The Global New Light of
Myanmar
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