Two Planes Collide At Murtala Mohammed Airport In Lagos

Two aeroplanes have collided at the
Murtala Muhammed Airport in
Lagos State.
The incident occurred at about
12pm on Friday, July 17, 2015,
between two aircraft belonging to
First Nation Airways, Vanguard
reports.
One of the planes was reportedly
taxiing from the runway to MMA2
to drop off passengers while the
other aircraft was preparing to take
off for Port-Harcourt when the
collision happened.
A source at airport is said to have
blamed the incident on a possible
misdirection by the marshals who
directed the arriving plane to taxi to
the wrong part of the apron.
The incident has been confirmed by
the General Manager, Public Affairs
of the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA), Fan Ndubuoke.
Ndubuoke said that there was no
casualty and that the incident had
been referred to the Accident
Investigation Bureau (AIB) for
further investigation.
A similar incident had occurred at
the airport on July 6, after an
Emirates aircraft hit a parked Hak
Air plane.