Jakarta (ANTARA News) - One person was killed and two others were injured by a Twin-Otter plane that slipped from the runway of the airport of Sugapa in Paniai district in Indonesia`s most-eastern province of Papua on Wednesday, according to sources in the far-flung region.
An eye-witness, Father Yudi, told ANTARA by phone from Paniai that the airplane carrying 15 passengers slipped and hit a number of people who were standing around the small airport.
The fatality was identified as Lambertus Hondani and the injured as Jacob Ponggonou and Maria Gobay. The victims were rushed to a hospital in Timika district.
Earlier, the head of Nabire airport, Sudarmaji, said nobody aboard the aircraft belonging to Avia Star airlines was hurt.
The airplane took off from Enarotali in Paniai district at 08.05 local time with Dony R as pilot and M Saefudin as co-pilot.
No immediate information was available on what had caused the accident.
The plane`s passengers included the head of the Paniai district administration, Naftali Yogi, and a few lesser officials.
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