Dana Air MD-80 crashes in Lagos; Allied Air 727 crashes in Accra
By Karen Walker | June 4, 2012
A Dana Air Boeing MD-80 with about 150 people onboard crashed into a building in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday.
Photographs from the scene show the aircraft destroyed and extensive damage to buildings in the area. There were no immediate reports of survivors.
Associated Press reported that flight 997 was flying between Abuja and Lagos, Dana’s home hub.
Separately, an Allied Air Boeing 727 freighter crashed Saturday near Accra airport in Ghana. Local news reports said the four-person crew survived, but 10 people on the ground were killed when the aircraft hit a minivan.
By Karen Walker | June 4, 2012
A Dana Air Boeing MD-80 with about 150 people onboard crashed into a building in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday.
Photographs from the scene show the aircraft destroyed and extensive damage to buildings in the area. There were no immediate reports of survivors.
Associated Press reported that flight 997 was flying between Abuja and Lagos, Dana’s home hub.
Separately, an Allied Air Boeing 727 freighter crashed Saturday near Accra airport in Ghana. Local news reports said the four-person crew survived, but 10 people on the ground were killed when the aircraft hit a minivan.
