Shocking footage has emerged of the moment terrified passengers fled a burning Boeing jet that skidded off the runway and caught fire in Senegal early this morning.
The Boeing 737-300 carrying 78 passengers suffered serious damage when a failed takeoff attempt sent it careening off the tarmac and into the bush at Blaise Diagne airport near the capital city Dakar.
A clip taken by one horrified traveller showed a female customer sprinting away from the scene of the wreckage as flames poured from the 737's left engine, lighting up the night sky.
Emergency crews rushed to evacuate the passengers, eleven of whom were injured, four seriously so - though no deaths have been reported - as flights from the airport were suspended.
Authorities are now trying to establish the cause of the incident that comes just one day after another Boeing aircraft - a 767 cargo plane operated by American postal service FedEx - performed an emergency landing in Turkey after its landing gear failed.
@ISIDEWITH1 mjesec1MO
If you were on that plane, would your perspective on life change in any way after such a near-death experience?
@ISIDEWITH1 mjesec1MO
Should footage of such traumatic events be shared online, or does it violate the privacy of those involved?
@ISIDEWITH1 mjesec1MO
How would you feel if someone you loved was on that flight, and does it change your view on air travel safety?
