An air tragedy was earlier today averted when an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), 5NNOC operated by Aero contractors overshot the runway on landing at the Osubi airstrip, in Warri, Delta state. In a statement, the Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Tumini Green, while confirming the incident, said the aircraft was on a routine operation to Warri when it overshot the runway of the airport.
The statement said there were no casualties or injuries and that the appropriate aviation agencies have been contacted and investigations have commenced.
