The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) confirmed, for Europa FM, that a Romanian citizen – the pilot of an aircraft – was injured in an air accident on the night between May 8 and 9 at the Blaise Diagne International Airport, in the Republic of Senegal. The Romanian pilot suffered a double fracture in his leg, states the MAE.
“Regarding your request addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we inform you of the following: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), through the Embassy of Romania in Dakar, was notified of the plane crash at Blaise Diagne International Airport, Republic of Senegal, on the night between 8 and 9 May 2024, the pilot of the aircraft being a Romanian citizen”, transmitted the MAE for Europa FM.
The MAE specifies that, according to the information available at the level of the diplomatic mission, no deaths were recorded as a result of the accident. The pilot of Romanian origin suffered a double fracture in one leg.
The Romanian ambassador to Senegal traveled on May 9, 2024 to the hospital unit where the Romanian pilot is admitted, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The Romanian citizen is receiving adequate medical care and is in a good mental state, and will undergo a surgical intervention on May 10, 2024,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Europa FM.
The representatives of the diplomatic mission maintain dialogue with the Romanian citizen and his family, being prepared to provide consular assistance, according to legal powers.
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