Many passengers narrowly escaped death on Saturday morning as an aircraft in the fleet of Air Peace crash-landed at the runway of the Ilorin International Airport, Kwara State.
The runway of the Ilorin International Airport has subsequently been closed to traffic.
All flights to Ilorin have also been canceled until the evacuation of the plane.
According to reports, the aircraft crashed around 9.30am this morning upon landing in Ilorin from Abuja.
The plane’s tyre had burst and a bang which affected the cabin with luggage falling on passengers.
It was gathered that with the impact of the crash, the plane could not taxi to the tarmac.
In the last 24 hours, the runway of the airport had been closed to traffic.
But all the traumatised passengers were successfully evacuated from the runway.
As at the time of filing this report, efforts were being made to relocate the plane from the runway.
The Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is yet to react to the accident.
Air Peace commenced flights from Ilorin in June.
