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Authorities say a Westjet plane skidded off a runway in Montreal Friday afternoon as it was landing, but that no one was injured.

Marie-Claude Deschenes, a spokeswoman for the agency that oversees Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, says the Boeing 737 was flying in from Toronto.

There is no immediate word on what caused the plane to skid, although there was heavy rain in Montreal much of the afternoon.

Passengers disembarked onto the grass via mobile stairs and were taken to the terminal.

Westjet said in a tweet that Flight WS588 exited the runway onto nearby grass and that everyone was reported safe.