Sunday, June 3, 2012

More: Passenger plane crashes into building in Lagos, Nigeria; emergency personnel en route to scene - @BBCNews

Breaking news

A passenger plane has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos, officials and witnesses say.

The Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority head Harold Denuren told AP news agency.

There is no word yet on casualties.

Federal emergency management confirmed the crash in a neighborhood just outside the airport, AP reported, and said emergency personnel were on their way to the scene.