Airplane’s Wing Collides With Building in Johannesburg Before Takeoff

No injuries reported after crash in South Africa

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NBC News has reported that a British Airways commercial flight bound for London failed to make it off the tarmac in Johannesburg on Sunday night after one of the craft’s wings slammed into a building near the runaway.

Harriet Tolputt, a representative for international aid agency Oxfam who was on the flight, reported via Twitter that no passengers had sustained injuries during the incident.

The airline is reportedly in the process of launching a full investigation.

[NBC]