On 2 September, a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo (registered CS-TVI) operated flight TP1492 between Lisbon, Portugal, and Conakry, Guinea. During landing at the Guinness airport, the aircraft collided with a motorbike killing the two occupants. The Guinean civil aviation authorities have launched an investigation.
The airport tweeted: “An investigation conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Guinea (AGAC), with the support of the Department of Security and Protection (SOGEAC), is underway to investigate the causes and responsibilities of the parties involved,”
On the report of the message, the accident occurred at 11:40 pm (local time) on Friday, when flight TP1492 of TAP Air Portugal, originating from Lisbon, hit two individuals who were circulating on a motorbike on the runway.
“The driver identified as a security agent, an employee of a company in charge of protecting the airport’s facilities “, the text stated, expressing “sincere condolences to the bereaved families “.
A press statement published this morning by TAP Air Portugal states that flight TP1492 had an accident upon landing at Conakry Airport when a motorbike tried to cross the runway. The occupant of the vehicle lost his life. An official source from TAP confirmed to the Lusa press agency (Portugal) that there were two fatal victims of the accident. The airline was forced to cancel the return flight to Lisbon.