2010-03-13 16:57:23 - Vehicle Accident - Nigeria EDIS CODE: VI-20100313-25311-NGA
Date & Time: 2010-03-13 16:57:23 [UTC]
Area: Nigeria, State of Rivers, Port Harcourt Airport, Port Harcourt Number of Injured person(s): 10
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: Nigerian plane taking part in an exercise aimed at testing disaster response operations has crashed in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt. The air force plane - carrying dozens of officials - skidded off the runway as it was landing at the city's international airport. Emergency workers on the ground who had been preparing to stage a mock rescue had to deal with a real accident. The passengers and crew escaped with only minor injuries. "No life was lost but the aircraft was severely damaged," police spokeswoman Rita Inoma-Abbey was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
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