Cargo Plane Hits Bus, Kills 10

Ghana's capital city is scene of horrific accident
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jun 2, 2012 4:46 PM CDT
Cargo Plane Crashes Into Crowded Bus
Emergency vehicles are seen at the site where a Boeing 727 cargo plane crashed into a bus, near Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, June 2, 2012.   (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana's capital crashed today, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle, emergency responders and airport officials said. The crash occurred in Accra near Kotoka International Airport, which sits near newly built high-rise buildings and hotels. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting the bus.

Local television showed images of the plane lying across a road with its tail damaged as the flight crew jumped off and received help from emergency responders. Police and soldiers quickly cordoned off the neighborhood where the plane crashed. Billy Anaglate, spokesman for the Ghana Fire Service, said that all 10 passengers in the bus were killed on impact. The plane's four crew members survived the crash and were rushed to a local hospital for treatment. (More Ghana stories.)

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