Passengers escape unhurt as Max Air plane crash-lands at Abuja airport

Many passengers on Sunday, escaped death at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as a Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre burst into flames.

The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened.

The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport were swiftly mobilised to put off the fire.

Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mike Ogirima, who gave an account of the incident, said the tyre burst occurred after takeoff at Yola Airport.

The aircraft crash-landed in Abuja with emergency officials already on ground to put off the fire before the passengers were disembarked right at the runway.