Plane skids off runway before takeoff in Senegal, 11 passengers injured

A plane skidded off the runway before takeoff in the African country of Senegal on Tuesday.

According to a media report from the capital city of Dakar, according to the officials of Blaise Diagne Airport in West Africa, 11 people have been injured in the incident of the plane skidding off the runway.

The Transair Boeing 737 was carrying 78 passengers and was headed to the neighboring country of Mali.

According to officials, investigations are ongoing to find out the reasons for the plane skidding off the runway.