Airport officials say the incident occurred when
the aircraft was attempting to land in a bad weather. Tthe plane skidded off
the runway in the process of landing at about 10:00 am local time on
Saturday. All three crew members said to have been on board cargo plane
flight no. ETEQV survived the incident and are currently receiving
treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Bad weather is thought to
have contributed to the crash landing incident although Ghanaian authorities
have not confirmed this. Ethiopian Airlines is top rated in Africa and has one
of the continent's best airline accident records. As of January 2014, the
Aviation Safety Network has recorded 60 accidents/incidents totaling 322
fatalities since 1965. Other resources also stated that, this incident has
prompted members of the public to begin asking questions on safety standards at
the Kotoka International Airport. In 2012, a Nigerian Cargo plane skidded off
the tarmac and run into a passenger vehicle killing about ten passengers.
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