Staff members examine injured persons at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, May 8, 2019. At least 16 people were injured after a passenger plane of Biman Bangladesh airlines skidded off the runway at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport on Wednesday, airport police said. (Xinhua/Local Police)

YANGON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were injured after a passenger plane of Biman Bangladesh airlines skidded off the runway at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport on Wednesday, airport police said.

The Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft from the Bangladeshi national flag carrier skidded off the runway while landing at 6:45 p.m. local time (1215 GMT).

"Sixteen people including a pilot with head injury have been sent to the North Okkalapa General Hospital for treatment so far," Zwe Yan Naing, chairman of Shweyaung Thamaing, Emergency Rescue and Social Support Organization (ERSSDO), told Xinhua.

The Biman plane was flying from Bangladesh's Dhaka to Myanmar's Yangon.

The airport's runway was briefly closed due to the accident.