Based on the information provided by the Commissioner of Fire and Emergency Authority, Tanuvasa Petone Mauga, in an interview with the Samoa Newshub, it was reported that the aircraft involved in the accident was a motor glider, which can only carry one person.
Tanuvasa stated that the authorities in Faleata responded this afternoon to a call for assistance. Workers at the coastal area were able to rescue the single foreign individual from the crash site.
“According to reports from our responding staff, the police arrived and transported the person found at the exact location of the accident, and the severity of the injuries has not been confirmed,” said Tanuvasa.
Investigations into the cause are ongoing, and the accident occurred near the Blue Bird Company in Vaitele Tai.
A detailed report confirming the exact number of individuals involved in the accident is expected soon, as reports from the hospital and the Police are being awaited.
Tala tusia i le gagana Samoa
E leo se vaalele la’u pasese na tofu i gatai o Vaitele
E tusa ma faamatalaga na tuuina mai e le Komesina o Tineimu ma Faalavelave e tutupu faafuase’i ia Tanuvasa Petone Mauga i le faatalanoaga ma le Samoa Newshub, ua ta’ua ai o le vaalele na aafia i le faalavelave o le ituaiga o le motor glider, na’o le toatasi lava le tagata e faafoeina ma mafai ona malaga ai.
Na saunoa Tanuvasa, na tali atu le aufaigaluega a le Pulega i Faleata i le aoauli nei, i le valaau mo se fesoasoani. Na mafai ona aumai e nisi na faigaluega i le gataifale le tagata Palagi e toatasi, mai le vaega na tupu ai le faalavelave.
“E tusa ma ripoti mai i le matou aufaigaluega na tali atu, na taunuu atu leoleo ma avatu ai loa si tama na maua lona tino i le vaega tonu na tupu ai le faalavelave, ma e leo faamaonia mai le tulaga ogaoga o manuaga.”
Oloo faagasolo pea suesuega i le pogai, ma o le faalavelave na tulai mai i tai ane o le Kamupani o le Blue Bird i Vaitele Tai.
O se taimi lata mai, e faamaonia ai i ripoti le aofai tonu o e na aafia i le nei faalavelave, ao talia ai lipoti a le falemai ma le Matagaluega o Leoleo.