An aircraft carrying U.S. military personnel today has made
an emergency landing in the middle of a highway after running out of fuel,
Ugandan police said.
an emergency landing in the middle of a highway after running out of fuel,
Ugandan police said.
The Piper aircraft with eight people on board, including two
crew members was returning to Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport when it
had to make an emergency landing in Mityana town, some 67 kilometers (about 41
miles) from the Ugandan capital of Kampala.
crew members was returning to Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport when it
had to make an emergency landing in Mityana town, some 67 kilometers (about 41
miles) from the Ugandan capital of Kampala.
No one was hurt and the aircraft wasn’t damaged, but motor
traffic flow was seriously disrupted.
traffic flow was seriously disrupted.
The said aircraft was initially heading to South Sudan but
it couldn’t land there and had to return to Uganda.
it couldn’t land there and had to return to Uganda.
It was not immediately clear why the pilot could not land in
South Sudan.
South Sudan.
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