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A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea when landing, with 2 people confirmed dead
- On Monday, a cargo plane slid off the north runway at Hong Kong International Airport and apparently struck a ground service vehicle, police said.
- Emirates SkyCargo flight EK9788, operated by Turkish carrier Air ACT, was arriving from Dubai on a Boeing 747-400 freighter that departed Al Maktoum International Airport.
- Two men aboard the ground service vehicle were initially missing, with one man, aged 30, confirmed dead and the other man, aged 41, sent to North Lantau Hospital.
- All four crew members escaped unharmed, though other reports said four crew members and another ground worker were taken to hospital.
- With the cause still undetermined, authorities said the aircraft veered off while landing, and images from the site showed most of the plane partially submerged with its tail section missing.
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Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, media reports two dead
HONG KONG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A cargo plane flying from Dubai skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport early on Monday, the city's airport operator said, with local media reporting the deaths of two people.
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At Hong Kong Airport, a cargo machine blows over the runway - and sinks half in the sea. Before that, it is said to have rammed a vehicle on the runway.
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