Southwest Plane Rolls Off Taxiway, Eight Injured

A Southwest Airlines plane rolled off a taxiway and got stuck in the grass after landing at Nashville Airport on Tuesday evening.

Eight people were taken to hospital with injuries officials said.

Southwest said flight 31 from Houston Hobby Airport was approaching the gate with 133 passengers and five crew members aboard when it left the taxiway. All were safely evacuated from the plane and taken to the terminal.

The plane was a Boeing 737 jet, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in a statement.

The FAA is investigating, Bergen said.