Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing two airport staff
- A cargo plane skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport around 3:50 am, killing two airport staff in a ground vehicle near the runway.
- The AirACT plane, traveling from Dubai, partially submerged with escape slides deployed and the nose and tail sections separated.
- Four crew members on board were rescued, while the northern runway at the world's busiest cargo airport was closed after the incident.
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On Sunday evening, 19 October, a Boeing 747 cargo freighter hit a vehicle on the tarmac when landing in Hong Kong. The aircraft finished racing in the sea. Two people died.
When he landed, a cargo aircraft came out of the runway of Hong Kong Airport. He struck a vehicle on the ground, killing his 2 passengers. - IN IMAGES - 2 dead after the runway exit of a cargo aircraft in Hong Kong (International).
A Boeing 747 departs from the runway when landing in Hong Kong and collides with a ground vehicle. Both vehicles crash into the sea.
Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway, crashing and killing two airport workers
The Boeing 747, operated by ACT Airlines for Emirates, was partially submerged, but all four crew survived; Two Hong Kong airport security workers were killed when the cargo plane from Dubai skidded off the runway, struck their patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea
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