Indiza ebithwele abantu abangu-184 ifike esikhumulweni sezindiza eKing Phalo ngemuva kokusongelwa ngebhomu. Bonke behle ngokuphepha. Amaphoyisa athi usongo luyaphenywa.

Umuntu ongaziwa oshaye ucingo esebenzisa inombolo yangasese uthe ibhomu lisendizeni, efike eKing Phalo Airport ngomhlaka-21 kuMfumfu.

Indiza ibanjwe ngesikhathi iyunithi yokulahla amabhomu, izinja ezithola iziqhumane kanye nabaxoxisana nabathumbi bebesendaweni yesehlakalo. Bonke abagibeli abangu-184 baphephile.

Indiza ethwele abagibeli abangu-184 ifike eKing Phalo Airport eKuGompo City, eyayise-East London, ngoLwesithathu ngomhlaka-21 kuMfumfu, ngemuva kokubikwa kosongo lwebhomu, kusho iSouth African Police Service (SAPS) e-Eastern Cape.

Okhulumela amaphoyisa ase-Eastern Cape uBrigadier Nobuntu Gantana uthe amaphoyisa athole ucingo oluvela kumuntu ongaziwa oshaye ucingo esebenzisa inombolo yangasese, owathi kukhona ibhomu endizeni.

Bonke abagibeli abangu-184 behle ngokuphepha.

Indiza ibanjwe njengengxenye yezinqubo zokuphepha ezijwayelekile. Ithimba elisebenza ngezindlela eziningi likhona endaweni yesehlakalo.

Kuhlanganisa i-Bomb Disposal Unit, izinja ezithola iziqhumane, abaxoxisana nabantu abathunjiwe, ukuphathwa kwezinhlekelele, ukuphepha kwezindiza kanye nezinsizakalo zezokwelapha eziphuthumayo.

Indawo yesehlakalo iphethwe yiziphathimandla ezifanele.

Uphenyo ngemvelaphi yosongo luyaqhubeka.

"Umphakathi welulekwa ukuthi ungaqageli futhi uvumele izinhlaka zokuphepha ukuthi zenze umsebenzi wazo ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka," kusho uGantana.

Akukho lwazi olwengeziwe olutholakalayo ngesikhathi sokubhala. I-SAPS ithe izokhipha izibuyekezo ezengeziwe njengoba isimo siqhubeka.