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Boeing 737 plane crashes off runway in Senegal, 10 injured

Boeing 737 plane crashes off runway in Senegal, 10 injured

A Boeing 737 aircraft veered off the runway at Dakar's airport in Senegal, resulting in injuries to at least 10 individuals. The incident took place on Wednesday when an Air Sénégal flight, operated by TransAir, preparing to embark on a journey to Bamako, encountered a mishap during takeoff.

According to reports from the country's transport minister, El Malick Ndiaye, the ill-fated flight was carrying a total of 85 souls, including 79 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew members. The sudden deviation from the runway led to a flurry of emergency response efforts as authorities swiftly attended to the injured.