By Marlyn Montilla
A United Airways aircraft crashed into a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Sunday afternoonthe authorities reported.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, United Airways Flight 169 landed on the runway at Newark Airport shortly before 2:00 on Sunday afternoon and, In the middle of landing, he crashed into a light pole on the toll road.
An airline spokesperson stated that The Boeing plane that departed from Venice, Italy, “landed without problems” and “went to the boarding gate normally” despite the unexpected setback.
Runway 29, where the plane landed, is perpendicular to the highway. Classic landing planes fly over the busy highway at a low altitude – just a few meters from passing cars – before touching down.
New Jersey State Police indicated that the landing gear and the scandalous part of the plane hit a pole and a tractor-trailer. The pole then fell on a Jeep truck that was traveling on the toll road.
According to the authorities, The truck driver was taken to a local clinic with non-life-threatening injuries.
None of the 221 passengers or 10 crew members on the international flight were injured in the crash, the airline said.
According to United Airways, the entire flight crew was “suspended from duty” pending an investigation into the incident.reported New York Put up.
Video filmed by witnesses traveling on the turnpike showed the plane gliding dangerously close to the road. A light pole appeared to have snapped in the middle, and the scandalous remaining part was bending toward the landing strip.
The terrifying accident is being investigated by the competent authorities.
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