Plane Gets Stuck in the Mud While Preparing to Take Off, Video Shows Officials Using Shovel to Clear it

- A video showing some officials clearing mud after an Ethiopian plane got stuck in the mud has gone viral on social media

- According to an eyewitness, the plane skidded off the tarmac and got stuck in the mud while the pilot was preparing to take off

- A Facebook user identified as Ayo Ojeniyi shared the video on his page, saying the passengers and crew sustained no injury

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A video has gone viral on social media in which some officials could be seen clearing mud after an Ethiopian plane got stuck in it.

A Facebook user identified as Ayo Ojeniyi who shared the video on his page said nothing happened to the passengers and crew.

According to him, a citizen journalist sent him the video. Sharing the video on his page, Ayo wrote:

"From my inbox/citizen journalist: An Ethiopian Plane while taxing to take off skidded off the tarmac and got stuck in the mud. Nothing happened to the crew and the passengers!!!

"May God continue to protect us. Amen!!!"

Many are talking about the video

Reacting, Lexy Pexy on Facebook said:

"Was the Pilot sleeping o distracted? We need to know"

Salam Timmy commented:

"May be there was hold up or go slow and he tried to take a shoulder part of the terminal like Ibadan Micra used to do."

Odeyemi Oluwole said:

"This is really laughable. I guess the pilot got distracted. But then we are all human, we do get carried away sometime. Imagine using shovels and diggers to free a 747."

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Source: Legit.ng