4 injured as plane veers off runway in Scotland

In a freak accident, four passengers, including two women, were injured today when a plane with 28 people aboard veered off the runway due to gusty winds at Scotland's Stornway airport.
The outbound Saab 340 aircraft, operated by Scottish regional airline Loganair, was due to fly to Glasgow from Stornoway Airport on Isle of Lewis at 8.33am local time when the accident happened.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said two people were taken to Western Isles Hospital with minor injuries. Police said that these two were male.
Two female passengers also sustained minor injuries but declined medical assistance.
In a statement, Stornoway Airport said: "Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are under way."

The plane was carrying 28 people, who were taken off the plane after the incident.

Stornoway Airport said: "It is our intention to resume normal operations as soon as the aircraft is safely removed from the runway."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent three fire engines to the scene.
After leaving the runway the plane came to rest on the grass next to it.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "A full air accident investigation has now been launched and will be carried out by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in conjunction with Police Scotland."
A passenger told the BBC it felt as if the tail was caught by a crosswind.

Winds at the scene were measured at 20 knots, gusting to 33 knots 13 minutes before the accident, according to the website Aviation Safety.