A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a TAP Air Portugal plane on the runway as the plane was landing at Guinea Conakry airport, the airline said on Saturday.
The accident of flight TP1492, which took off from Lisbon on Friday, occurred when “a motorcycle tried to cross the runway” when landing, the Portuguese airline said in a statement.
“It is not possible to avoid the accident”, for the airline
“All safety procedures were followed, but it was not possible to avoid the accident,” TAP said, adding that there were no injuries to passengers and crew.
Investigations are underway to determine the causes of the accident.
TAP’s return flight, which was to land this Saturday in the Portuguese capital at 6:10 am French time, has been cancelled, as reported by the manager of the Portuguese airport (Ana).
Source: BFM TV
