The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau has been notified of an incident involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BXR belonging to Valuejet Airlines.

This is contained in a statement by the bureau’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Dr James Odaudu, on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to him, the incident occurred around 3:32pm (local time) on Tuesday.

“The bureau has commenced the process of unravelling the immediate and remote causes of the incident, with our Investigators already at the scene. The aircraft, with 62 passengers and five crew upon landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport from Lagos overshot the 03 runway. 

‘There was no injury or fatality, as all the passengers and crew members were safely evacuated and no damage to the aircraft was reported,” the director said.

He said the bureau appealed to the public and the media to avoid speculations about the likely causes and to respect the privacy of those on board.

The NSIB is a multimodal investigation agency charged with the mandate to investigate transportation accidents and serious incidents in Nigeria.

 (NAN)