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Frontier Jet Strikes Person on Denver Runway, Forcing Evacuation
- A horrific accident occurred late Friday night, May 8, 2026, when a Frontier Airlines plane struck a pedestrian during its takeoff roll at Denver International Airport.
- Frontier Flight 4345, bound for Los Angeles with 231 people on board, was accelerating down Runway 17L at approximately 11:19 p.m. when the pilots reported striking an individual walking across the tarmac.
- The collision caused the individual to be ingested into one of the aircraft's engines, resulting in a brief engine fire and thick smoke filling the cabin. Passengers were forced to evacuate the aircraft using emergency slides on the runway while the Denver Fire Department extinguished the blaze; while one passenger sustained minor injuries, the pedestrian was confirmed deceased at the scene.
- The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into how the unidentified individual gained access to the restricted airfield, as early reports suggest the person was not part of a scheduled security inspection taking place nearby.
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A Frontier Airlines plane struck and killed a pedestrian while attempting to take off from a runway in Denver. The impact caused a brief engine fire, which firefighters were able to quickly extinguish.
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A Frontier Airlines plane struck a man walking on the runway during takeoff at Denver International Airport on Friday, apparently being sucked into the plane's right engine. The Denver airport said the man climbed over a fence and was hit by the plane on the runway two minutes later.
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Leaning Left31Leaning Right14Center36Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
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- 45% of the sources are Center
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L 38%
C 45%
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