British Airways jet crashes into building in South Africa (pictures)

A Boeing747jet belonging to British Airways, yesterday sunday December 22nd crashed its right wing into an airport building inside the OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The flight which was on its way to London Veered off the taxiway as it headed to the runway and buried its right wing in the 2- storey brick structure injuring four airport officials, Daily Mail reports.

A statement from the south African Aviation Authority [SACAA] Preliminary report, said the aircraft was Cleared for take-off ON Runway 03L bat took a smaller runway .

'The aircrew got instructions from the Air traffic control to - taxi using taxi way B. The crew continued onto taxi way M which is narrower resulting in the aircraft impacting on an office building behind the SAA technical hangers.

A spoke man for OR Tambo airports said the 17 Crew and 185 passengers who were in the aircraft escaped unhurt. They were executed from the aircraft and spent the night in a hotel .