DAKAR , Senegal - A plane with dozens of passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal 's main airport on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and bringing the facility temporarily to a halt, the airport and Senegal ese transport ministry said.The Blaise Diagne airport said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident, which occurred around 0100 GMT as the Transair-owned Boeing 737-300 BA.N chartered by Air Senegal was preparing to fly to Mali.
The aircraft was at a standstill in long grass and had deployed its emergency slides as smoke billowed into the sky.Reuters was not immediately able to verify the videos, but Reuters reporters at the airport later on Thursday saw a plane with the Transair logo in the grass by the runway, cordoned off with red and white tape.The airport said 78 passengers were on board and 11 people were wounded in the accident, including four serious injuries.
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