A trainee pilot is undergoing medical examination at the Labasa Hospital and is believed to have received some internal injuries after the plane he was flying went off the runway at Waiqele Airport while landing this afternoon.
Assistant police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said the incident happened after midday and luckily there were no passengers in the plane.
Meanwhile, police in Lautoka are still looking for a man who allegedly attempted to rape a 33 year old woman early yesterday morning.
Divisional Crime Officer Western Luke Rawalai said the victim and the suspect both returned from a night club, when the suspect took the woman to an isolated place on the outskirts of Lautoka to have more drinks.
It is alleged that the suspect then attempted to rape the woman who managed to yell for help.
Some people living nearby came to her aid but not before the suspect fled the scene.
Police know the identity of the man and are expected to arrest him as soon as he is located.
Plane veers off runway
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