RSOE EDIS : Ecuador - Vehicle Accident - 2016.04.29

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2016-04-29 13:48:15 - Vehicle Accident - Ecuador EDIS Code: VI-20160429-53105-ECU Date&Time: 2016-04-29 13:48:15 [UTC] Continent: South-America Country: Ecuador State/Prov.: Departmento de Azuay, Location: Cuenca Airport, City: Cuenca Number of injured people: 2 Affected people: 93 Not confirmed information! Description: Shocking footage has emerged of passengers evacuating a plane onto the wing and down the emergency slides after the aircraft slid off the runway on landing in Ecuador. Two people who were taken off the jet on stretchers had to be hospitalised. It is believed heavy rain caused the Embraer 190 jet, operated by Ecuadorian airline TAME, to slide off the tarmac on to grass. There were 93 people on board, 87 of them passengers. One video shot nearby shows the plane surrounded by smoke, while another was taken on the tarmac and shows the passengers evacuating the aircraft by the emergency slide. Other flyers are filmed making their way out onto the wing from another emergency exit. Cuenca Airport said on its Twitter account that the plane was arriving from the capital of Quito when the incident took place around 8am local time yesterday (Thursday). The two passengers who were taken to hospital are believed to have suffered minor injuries. The accident forced a shutdown of operations at the airport. TAME Airlines released a statement following the incident in which they said they are carrying out an investigation to determine what led to the plane sliding off the runway. Translated from Spanish, it reads: 'During the landing phase a displacement of the aircraft off the runway at Mariscal Lamar de Cuenca airport was registered. 'The crew of the Embraer-190 established procedures for the safe evacuation of the passengers. 'Fortunately, no one was seriously injured and there was no material damage.' TAME is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ecuador, with its headquarters located in Quito, Pichincha. Posted:2016-04-29 13:48:15 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu