Driver injured after truck was struck by United plane landing at Newark airport
Summary
A delivery truck driver was slightly hurt after his truck was hit by a United Airlines plane landing at Newark Airport in New Jersey. The plane's tire and underside struck the truck, but the plane landed safely and the driver was treated and released from the hospital.Key Facts
- The incident happened Sunday afternoon at Newark Airport, a busy airport in New Jersey.
- A United Airlines Boeing 767 coming from Venice, Italy, hit a delivery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike.
- The plane’s tire and underside struck the truck, and the plane also clipped a light pole that hit a nearby Jeep.
- Only the truck driver, Warren Boardley, was injured with minor cuts and was treated at a hospital before being released.
- Boardley was driving a truck loaded with bread products for H&S Family of Bakeries.
- Video from the truck’s dashboard camera shows the moment of impact, with sounds of a crash and glass breaking.
- United Airlines said its maintenance team began checking the plane for damage and started a flight safety investigation.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate and requested the plane’s cockpit voice and flight data recorders.
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